death

== English == === Alternative forms === deth (obsolete), deeeath (elongated) === Etymology === From Middle English deth, deeth, from Old English dēaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauþu, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰówtus. More at die. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɛθ/, [ˈdɛθ] (West Country, Northumbria) IPA(key): /ˈdiːθ/ (Early Modern) IPA(key): /ˈdɛːθ/, /ˈdɛθ/ Rhymes: -ɛθ Hyphenation: death Homophones: debt (th-stopping); deaf (th-fronting) === Noun === death (countable and uncountable, plural deaths) The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state. Execution (in the judicial sense). (often capitalized) The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper. (preceded by the) The collapse or end of something. (figuratively, especially followed by of-phrase) A cause of great stress, exhaustion, embarrassment, or another negative condition (for someone). (figurative) Spiritual lifelessness. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:death ==== Derived terms ==== English terms starting with “death” ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: デス, death (death) ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === === Further reading === The Definition of Death - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy === Anagrams === Theda, hated == Japanese == === Etymology === Appropriation of English death for a homophone. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [de̞sɨ̥](Tokyo) です [déꜜsù] (Atamadaka – [1]) === Verb === death(デス) • (desu) (slang, humorous) alternative spelling of です (desu) == Scots == === Noun === death (plural deaths) alternative form of daith