Schwarzer Tod

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “Black Death”. The collocation as such is attested early on, but the specific use is believed to have originated in Scandinavia and is first attested in Swedish swarta dödhen (16th c.). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃvartsər ˈtoːt/, [ˈʃʋaʁ.t͡sɐ ˈtoːt], [ˈʃʋaɐ̯-], [ˈʃʋaː-] === Noun === Schwarzer Tod m (strong, usually definite, definite nominative der Schwarze Tod, definite genitive des Schwarzen Todes or des Schwarzen Tods, no definite plural) Black Death (the bubonic plague) Synonyms: Pest, Beulenpest ==== Declension ====