Autotomie
German, noun/aʊ̯totoˈmiː/
Autotomie is a German feminine noun meaning “autotomy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abwerfen von Körperteilen bei Bedrohung, die meist wieder nachwachsen”.
What does Autotomie mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineautotomy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abwerfen von Körperteilen bei Bedrohung, die meist wieder nachwachsen 2. Verstümmelung des eigenen Körpers
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Autotomie
- Autotomien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Autotomie?
- /aʊ̯totoˈmiː/
- [aʊ̯totoˈmiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Autotomie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Autotomie in German?
Autotomie appears about once in every 55 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).