Massensterben
German, noun/ˈmasn̩ˌʃtɛʁbn̩/
Massensterben is a German neuter noun meaning “mass mortality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “plötzlicher Tod von vielen Lebewesen in einem kurzen Zeitraum”.
What does Massensterben mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermass mortality
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. plötzlicher Tod von vielen Lebewesen in einem kurzen Zeitraum
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 Massensterben
- Massensterbens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Massensterben?
- /ˈmasn̩ˌʃtɛʁbn̩/
- [ˈmasn̩ˌʃtɛʁbn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Massensterben in German?
Massensterben appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).