unsterblich
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊnˈʃtɛʁplɪç/, /ˈʊnʃtɛʁplɪç/
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Adjective
unsterblich (strong nominative masculine singular unsterblicher, not comparable)
- immortal
- Antonym: sterblich
- 1951, “Thälmannlied [Thälmann Song]”, Kurt Barthel (lyrics), Eberhard Schmidt (music)[1]performed by Chor der Arbeiterfestspiele [Choir of the Workers' Festival]:
- Thälmann und Thälmann vor allen,
Deutschlands unsterblicher Sohn.
Thälmann ist niemals gefallen -
Stimme und Faust der Nation.- Thälmann and Thälmann ahead of all,
Germany's undying son.
Thälmann never fell –
Voice and fist of the nation.
- Thälmann and Thälmann ahead of all,
Declension
Positive forms of unsterblich (uncomparable)
Related terms
Further reading
- “unsterblich” in Duden online
- “unsterblich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache