Chancentod

German

Etymology

A bahuvrihi from Chance (“chance, opportunity”) +‎ Tod (“death”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃãːsənˌtoːt/
• For variants see Chance.

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Chancentod m (strong, genitive Chancentodes or Chancentods, plural Chancentode)

1. (sports, informal) a player who habitually misses good chances to score; a bad finisher

   Warum hat er auch diesen Chancentod wieder da vorne reingestellt!

   Why did he have to put that terrible finisher back into the forward line!

Declension

Declension of Chancentod [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Chancentod	die	Chancentode
genitive	eines	des	Chancentodes, Chancentods	der	Chancentode
dative	einem	dem	Chancentod, Chancentode1	den	Chancentoden
accusative	einen	den	Chancentod	die	Chancentode

¹Now rare, see notes.

See also

• Fliegenfänger