Totenkleid
German, noun[ˈtoːtn̩ˌklaɪ̯t]
Totenkleid is spelled T-O-T-E-N-K-L-E-I-D (10 letters). Totenkleid is a German neuter noun meaning “synonym of Totenhemd” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kleidungsstück, das eine verstorbene Person nach ihrem Tod trägt und in dem sie bestattet wird”.
What does Totenkleid mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicneutersynonym of Totenhemd
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kleidungsstück, das eine verstorbene Person nach ihrem Tod trägt und in dem sie bestattet wird
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 Totenkleid
- Totenkleides genitive
- Totenkleids genitive
- Totenkleider plural
- Totenkleide dative singular
- Totenkleidern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Totenkleid?
- [ˈtoːtn̩ˌklaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.