Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

totenkopf

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: totenkopf
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Ellipsis of 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf.

noun

A death's head used as a military emblem.

Example Sentences

"The officer who cut off Rachabalizoda’s ear had military patches including a far-right Totenkopf (dead person’s head) previously worn by Nazi SS units."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Totenkopf (literally “dead person's head”).

Inflected Forms

Totenkopfs (plural)

Questions

What does totenkopf mean?: Ellipsis of 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf.
Where does totenkopf come from?: Borrowed from German Totenkopf (literally “dead person's head”).

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