Gevatter Tod

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “godfather Death”, popularized in the folk tale Der Gevatter Tod (1812), where Death offers to be the godfather of a poor man's lastborn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˌfatɐˈtoːt/ === Noun === Gevatter Tod m (strong, genitive Gevatter Tod or Gevatter Tods, no plural) (poetic, dated) Death (personification)