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Totenkopf

Totenkopf is the ellipsis of 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf.

Noun

Totenkopf (plural Totenkopfs)

  1. A death's head used as a military emblem.
    • 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.2024 March 25, Andrew Roth, Pjotr Sauer, “Russia lauding torture was unthinkable – now it is proud to do so”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2024

Forms of Totenkopf

pluralTotenkopfs

Origin of Totenkopf

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

Questions about Totenkopf

What does Totenkopf mean?
Totenkopf means a death's head used as a military emblem.
What is Totenkopf the ellipsis of?
Totenkopf is the ellipsis of 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf.
What part of speech is Totenkopf?
Totenkopf is a noun.
What is the plural of Totenkopf?
The plural of Totenkopf is Totenkopfs.

Words near Totenkopf in the dictionary

  1. totemizes
  2. totemizing
  3. totemlike
  4. totems
  5. totemy
  6. Totenkopf
  7. Totenkopfs
  8. toter
  9. toters
  10. totes
  11. totes magotes

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