Massentötung
German, noun[ˈmasn̩ˌtøːtʊŋ]
Massentötung is a German feminine noun meaning “mass killing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das gleichzeitige/zeitnahe Umbringen (Töten) einer großen Anzahl von Lebewesen”.
What does Massentötung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemass killing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das gleichzeitige/zeitnahe Umbringen (Töten) einer großen Anzahl von Lebewesen
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 Massentötung
- Massentötungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Massentötung?
- [ˈmasn̩ˌtøːtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Massentötung in German?
Massentötung appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).