"Totenkopf" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtoːtn̩ˌkɔp͡f/ Audio: De-Totenkopf.ogg
Etymology: From Toter (“dead person”) + Kopf (“head”). Etymology templates: {{com|de|Toter|Kopf|t1=dead person|t2=head}} Toter (“dead person”) + Kopf (“head”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Totenkopf m (strong, genitive Totenkopfes or Totenkopfs, plural Totenköpfe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Totenkopfes [genitive], Totenkopfs [genitive], Totenköpfe [plural], strong [table-tags], Totenkopf [nominative, singular], Totenköpfe [definite, nominative, plural], Totenkopfes [genitive, singular], Totenkopfs [genitive, singular], Totenköpfe [definite, genitive, plural], Totenkopf [dative, singular], Totenkopfe [dative, singular], Totenköpfen [dative, definite, plural], Totenkopf [accusative, singular], Totenköpfe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. death's head, skull and crossbones (symbol of death, piracy, etc.) Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Todtenkopf [obsolete] Derived forms: Totenkopfäffchen [neuter], Totenkopffahne [feminine], Totenkopfflagge [feminine], Totenkopfverband [masculine]
    Sense id: en-Totenkopf-de-noun-EV~~g4uO Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "Sein Spiel gab nach. Von draußen wehte Frische. / Und seltsam fremd stand auf dem Spiegeltische / der schwarze Tschako mit dem Totenkopf.",
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