# der Totenkopf

der Totenkopf is a German noun meaning “death's head”. Forms: des Totenkopfes, die Totenköpfe.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Totenkopfes
- Plural: die Totenköpfe

## In other languages

- Русский: череп, мёртвая голова

## Meanings

1. death's head, skull and crossbones (symbol of death, piracy, etc.)
   - Dort wo die alten Schachteln stehn, / Hier im bebräunten Pergamen, / In staubigen Scherben alter Töpfe, / Dem Hohlaug’ jener Todtenköpfe. — Faust, Part Two

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