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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

totes Blatt

Pronunciation / Transliteration: toːtəs blat

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dead leaf/dɛd liːf/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Ein totes Blatt lag einsam auf dem kalten Weg."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A detached leaf from a deciduous tree that has withered, dried, and turned brown or yellow.

    "The crisp sound of a dead leaf crunching underfoot signaled the arrival of late autumn."
  2. 2

    A brownish color resembling that of a withered autumn leaf.

    "The painter used a subtle shade of dead leaf to capture the rustic tones of the forest floor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'dēad' (lifeless, devoid of life) combined with 'lēaf' (foliage, leaf of a plant). The specific phonetic transcription 'fɔʎa-mɔrta' reflects the Italian variant 'foglia morta', referring to the muted brownish-yellow color or the detached leaf itself.

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