death
English
/dɛθ/, /diːθ/
noun
Definitions
- The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
- (often) The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper. The pronoun he is not the only option, but probably the most traditional one, as it matches with the male grammatical gender of Old English dēaþ, also with cognate German der Tod. The fourth apocalyptic rider (Bible, revelations 6:8) is male θᾰ́νᾰτος (thanatos) in Greek. It has the female name Mors in Latin, but is referred to with male forms qui and eum. The following quotes show this rider on a pale horse is his in the English Bible and she in Peter Gabriel's lyrics.
- (the death) The collapse or end of something.
- (figurative) Spiritual lifelessness.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English deeth inherited from Old English dēaþ (death) inherited from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz (death) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰówtus suffix from English die root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (die, run, smoke, whirl, waft, steam, flow, haze, stink, shake, vapour, dark, dwindle).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰew-
Gloss
die, run, smoke, whirl, waft, steam, flow, haze, stink, shake, vapour, dark, dwindle
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
暗, 闇, 冥
Emoji
🎲
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antideath English
- bearing English
- bed English
- beetle English
- blow English
- book English
- bound English
- box English
- care English
- counterdie English
- cyberdeath English
- day English
- death book English
- death door English
- death flight English
- death star English
- death-bearing English
- death-sough English
- death-stiffness English
- deathbed English
- deathblow English
- deathbook English
- deathbound English
- deathbox English
- deathcare English
- deathcore English
- deathday English
- deathen English
- deather English
- deathfat English
- deathfic English
- deathful English
- deathfulness English
- deathgrind English
- deathiness English
- deathless English
- deathlessly English
- deathlessness English
- deathlike English
- deathlily English
- deathliness English
- deathlock English
- deathlore English
- deathly English
- deathmaking English
- deathmatch English
- deathmonger English
- deathproof English
- deathpunk English
- deathrock English
- deathscape English
- deathsman English
- deathsome English
- deathstalker English
- deathstyle English
- deathtime English
- deathtrap English
- deathward English
- deathwards English
- deathwatch English
- deathwatch beetle English
- deathwise English
- deathwish English
- deathworthy English
- deathy English
- die English
- dieback English
- diecast English
- dieless English
- diemaker English
- dier English
- diesinker English
- diesinking English
- diest English
- diestock English
- dieth English
- diework English
- door English
- dying English
- fat English
- fic English
- flight English
- gigadeath English
- grind English
- instadeath English
- lock English
- lore English
- making English
- match English
- megadeath English
- monger English
- multideath English
- nondeath English
- permadeath English
- pool English
- pool of death English
- predeath English
- prodeath English
- punk English
- purple English
- purple death English
- redie English
- rock English
- sough English
- stalker English
- star English
- stiffness English
- style English
- team deathmatch English
- time English
- trap English
- undeath English
- watch English
- wish English
- funebris Latin
- funeralis Latin
- funerarius Latin
- funeraticius Latin
- funero Latin
- funus Latin
- fūnerantem Latin
- fūnere Latin
- fūnereus Latin
- fūnerārius Latin
- fūnus Latin
- Chancentod German
- Freitod German
- Heldentod German
- Herztod German
- Hirntod German
- Hungertod German
- Kindstod German
- Liebestod German
- Sprachtod German
- Tod German
- Todesangst German
- Todesanzeige German
- Todesengel German
- Todeskampf German
- Todessehnsucht German
- Todesstrafe German
- Todestag German
- Todestal German
- Todestrieb German
- Todesursache German
- Todesurteil German
- Todeszeitpunkt German
- Todeszelle German
- Todsünde German
- Volkstod German
- Wärmetod German
- sieben Todsünden German
- todblass German
- todernst German
- todesmutig German
- todgeweiht German
- todkrank German
- todmüde German
- todschick German
- todsicher German
- tödlich German
- funeralone Italian
- dode Dutch, Flemish
- dodelijk Dutch, Flemish
- dodenrijk Dutch, Flemish
- dood Dutch, Flemish
- doodbidder Dutch, Flemish
- doodbliksemen Dutch, Flemish
- doodbloeden Dutch, Flemish
- doodboek Dutch, Flemish
- doodbus Dutch, Flemish
- doodcedel Dutch, Flemish
- doodceel Dutch, Flemish
- dooddoener Dutch, Flemish
- doodeenvoudig Dutch, Flemish
- doodeng Dutch, Flemish
- doodgaan Dutch, Flemish
- doodgraver Dutch, Flemish
- doodklok Dutch, Flemish
- doodkoud Dutch, Flemish
- doodkrank Dutch, Flemish
- doodleuk Dutch, Flemish
- doodlopen Dutch, Flemish
- doodmoe Dutch, Flemish
- doodrijden Dutch, Flemish
- doodrijder Dutch, Flemish
- doods Dutch, Flemish
- doodsangst Dutch, Flemish
- doodsbang Dutch, Flemish
- doodsbed Dutch, Flemish
- doodsbedreiging Dutch, Flemish
- doodsbleek Dutch, Flemish
- doodsengel Dutch, Flemish
- doodseskader Dutch, Flemish
- doodsgevaar Dutch, Flemish
- doodshoofd Dutch, Flemish
- doodskamp Dutch, Flemish
- doodskist Dutch, Flemish
- doodsklok Dutch, Flemish
- doodskop Dutch, Flemish
- doodslag Dutch, Flemish
- doodsmaal Dutch, Flemish
- doodsmoe Dutch, Flemish
- doodsoorzaak Dutch, Flemish
- doodsstond Dutch, Flemish
- doodsstrijd Dutch, Flemish
- doodstil Dutch, Flemish
- doodstraf Dutch, Flemish
- doodstrijd Dutch, Flemish
- doodsverachting Dutch, Flemish
- doodswens Dutch, Flemish
- doodtij Dutch, Flemish
- doodvonnis Dutch, Flemish
- doodziek Dutch, Flemish
- doodzonde Dutch, Flemish
- hersendood Dutch, Flemish
- hongerdood Dutch, Flemish
- kruisdood Dutch, Flemish
- monddood Dutch, Flemish
- taaldood Dutch, Flemish
- verdrinkingsdood Dutch, Flemish
- vuurdood Dutch, Flemish
- θέω Ancient Greek
- *dʰautus Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰew- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰuryos Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰw-iH-to- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰéw-e-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰówtus Proto-Indo-European
- *daudaz Proto-Germanic
- *dauþuz Proto-Germanic
- *dawjaną Proto-Germanic
- *dawwō Proto-Germanic
- *dewaną Proto-Germanic
- *dukk- Proto-Germanic
- *dunstą Proto-Germanic
- *dwaiskijaną Proto-Germanic
- *staumaz Proto-Germanic
- död Swedish
- dödfödd Swedish
- dödlig Swedish
- dödmansgrepp Swedish
- dödsdag Swedish
- dödsdom Swedish
- dödsfall Swedish
- dödshjälp Swedish
- dödsruna Swedish
- dödssiffra Swedish
- dödsstraff Swedish
- döskalle Swedish
- massdöd Swedish
- deaþbed Old English
- deaþbedd Old English
- deaþlic Old English
- deaþlieg Old English
- deaþscyld Old English
- deaþslege Old English
- deaþwerig Old English
- dēaþ Old English
- meredeaþ Old English
- धावति Sanskrit
- धावति, ধাৱতি Sanskrit
- धाव् Sanskrit
- deeth Middle English
- deth-worthi Middle English
- dethbed Middle English
- dethful Middle English
- dethlich Middle English
- deyen Middle English
- díth Irish
- dauði Old Norse
- *duti Proto-Slavic
- دویدن Persian
- dôot Middle Dutch
- tod Old High German
- tōd Old High German
- դի Old Armenian
- dóenacht Old Irish
- dood Afrikaans
- tōd Middle High German
- Doud Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Doudesaffer Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Doudewon Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- vdekje Albanian
- 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- טויט Yiddish
- *dauþu gmw-pro
- *dowinis Proto-Celtic
- *tāvtë Proto-Samic
- dø̄þer, døþer Old Swedish
- daith Scots
- dai Tok Pisin
- *den(i)- Proto-Albanian
- Dod Pennsylvania German
- Dodesfall Pennsylvania German
- dae Pijin
- fic
- box
- bed
- fat
- day
- die
- care
- trap
- wish
- book
- rock
- blow
- dier
- punk
- time
- door
- pool
- lore
- star
- lock
- dieth
- dying
- grind
- bound
- sough
- match
- watch
- style
- redie
- diest
- making
- deathy
- flight
- beetle
- purple
- monger
- deathly
- undeath
- deathen
- stalker
- deather
- bearing
- dieless
- diework
- diecast
- dieback
- deathfat
- deathful
- predeath
- diemaker
- deathbed
- prodeath
- diestock
- nondeath
- deathfic
- deathbox
- deathday
- deathblow
- deathwish
- deathcore
- gigadeath
- deathwise
- deathlore
- deathbook
- megadeath
- deathsman
- diesinker
- stiffness
- antideath
- deathcare
- deathlily
- deathpunk
- deathward
- deathrock
- deathtrap
- deathlock
- deathsome
- deathtime
- deathless
- deathlike
- deathgrind
- deathproof
- counterdie
- deathstyle
- instadeath
- death door
- deathmatch
- deathbound
- deathwatch
- deathiness
- death book
- permadeath
- cyberdeath
- diesinking
- deathscape
- death star
- deathwards
- multideath
- deathmaking
- deathmonger
- death-sough
- deathworthy
- deathlessly
- deathliness
- death flight
- deathstalker
- purple death
- deathfulness
- deathlessness
- death-bearing
- pool of death
- death-stiffness
- team deathmatch
- deathwatch beetle