"deathbed" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛθˌbɛd/ [UK] Forms: deathbeds [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English dethbed, from Old English dēaþbedd (“deathbed; grave”), equivalent to death + bed. Cognate with Swedish dödsbädd (“deathbed”). Compare also Dutch sterfbed (“deathbed”), German Sterbebett and Totenbett (both “deathbed”), Danish dødsleje (“deathbed”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dethbed}} Middle English dethbed, {{inh|en|ang|dēaþbedd|t=deathbed; grave}} Old English dēaþbedd (“deathbed; grave”), {{compound|en|death|bed}} death + bed, {{cog|sv|dödsbädd|t=deathbed}} Swedish dödsbädd (“deathbed”), {{noncog|nl|sterfbed|t=deathbed}} Dutch sterfbed (“deathbed”), {{noncog|de|Sterbebett}} German Sterbebett, {{noncog|da|dødsleje|t=deathbed}} Danish dødsleje (“deathbed”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} deathbed (plural deathbeds)
  1. The bed on which someone dies. Translations (the bed on which someone dies): смъ́ртно легло́ (smǎ́rtno legló) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 臨終床 (Chinese Mandarin), 临终床 (línzhōng chuáng) (Chinese Mandarin), dødsleje [neuter] (Danish), surivoodi (Estonian), deyðastrá (Faroese), kuolinvuode (Finnish), lit de mort [masculine] (French), სასიკვდილო სარეცელი (sasiḳvdilo sareceli) (Georgian), Sterbebett [neuter] (German), Totenbett [neuter] (German), νεκροκρέβατο (nekrokrévato) [neuter] (Greek), νεκρική κλίνη (nekrikí klíni) [feminine] (Greek), halálos ágy (Hungarian), dánarbeður [masculine] (Icelandic), banasæng [feminine] (Icelandic), banalega [feminine] (Icelandic), leaba an bháis [feminine] (Irish), letto di morte [masculine] (Italian), 死の床 (shi no toko) (Japanese), liet d'mort [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), dødsleie [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), dødsleie [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), dēaþbedd [neuter] (Old English), łoże śmierci [neuter] (Polish), leito de morte [masculine] (Portuguese), сме́ртное ло́же (smértnoje lóže) [neuter] (Russian), сме́ртный одр (smértnyj odr) [masculine] (Russian), самртна постеља [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), samrtna postelja [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), lecho de muerte [masculine] (Spanish), dödsbädd [common-gender] (Swedish), சாவுப்படுக்கை (cāvuppaṭukkai) (Tamil), மரணப்படுக்கை (maraṇappaṭukkai) (Tamil), చావుపడక (cāvupaḍaka) (Telugu), మరణశయ్య (maraṇaśayya) (Telugu), ölüm döşeği (Turkish), сме́ртне ло́же (smértne lóže) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-deathbed-en-noun-3d2M6tqk Disambiguation of 'the bed on which someone dies': 100 0
  2. The last hours before death. Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-deathbed-en-noun-hmjNm0D7 Disambiguation of Death: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: death-bed, death bed Derived forms: deathbed conversion, on one's deathbed

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      "word": "deathbed conversion"
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      "roman": "smǎ́rtno legló",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
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      "word": "смъ́ртно легло́"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "word": "臨終床"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "línzhōng chuáng",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "word": "临终床"
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      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "word": "surivoodi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "word": "deyðastrá"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "word": "kuolinvuode"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lit de mort"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sasiḳvdilo sareceli",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "word": "სასიკვდილო სარეცელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
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      "word": "νεκροκρέβατο"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "nekrikí klíni",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "νεκρική κλίνη"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "word": "halálos ágy"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "dánarbeður"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "banasæng"
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    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "banalega"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "leaba an bháis"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "letto di morte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shi no toko",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "word": "死の床"
    },
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      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "liet d'mort"
    },
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "dødsleie"
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "dødsleie"
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      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "dēaþbedd"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "łoże śmierci"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leito de morte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smértnoje lóže",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сме́ртное ло́же"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smértnyj odr",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сме́ртный одр"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самртна постеља"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "samrtna postelja"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lecho de muerte"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "dödsbädd"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "cāvuppaṭukkai",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "word": "சாவுப்படுக்கை"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "maraṇappaṭukkai",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "word": "மரணப்படுக்கை"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "cāvupaḍaka",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "word": "చావుపడక"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "maraṇaśayya",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "word": "మరణశయ్య"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "word": "ölüm döşeği"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "smértne lóže",
      "sense": "the bed on which someone dies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сме́ртне ло́же"
    }
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  "word": "deathbed"
}

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