Gevatter Tod

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Gevatter Tod

[ɡəˌfatɐˈtoːt]

phrase (der) Gevatter Tod · des Gevatter Tod · (des) Gevatter Tods · (dem) Gevatter Tod · (den) Gevatter Tod

outdated, poetic, usually Personifikation des Todes „Er verschlang die Seelen der Lebenden, eine Art Gevatter Tod in Oktopusgestalt, furzte sie dann aber wieder als neue Seelen heraus, wiederverwertet und wiedergeboren.“

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Grim Reaper personification of Death
Death the personification of death

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@misc{gevatter_tod_2026,
  title = {Gevatter Tod},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/gevatter%20tod},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}