gestorben
died, dead
English translations
- 01
died
- 02
deceased
- 03
passed away
Word details
- German meaning
- Nicht mehr am Leben; den Tod erfahren.
- English meaning
- Died
- Synonym
- verstorben, verschieden
- German example
- Mein Großvater ist letztes Jahr gestorben.
- English example
- My grandfather died last year.
Related words
- abgestorben
Dead
- ausgestorben
extinct
- Leichenschau
A post-mortem examination is the medical examination of a deceased person to determine the cause and time of death.
- Großmärtyrerin
Great Martyr (female)
- Torfmoor
Peat bog
- sterben
to die
- aussterben
To become extinct means that a species of animal or plant no longer exists because all individuals have died.
- avestisch
Avestan
- umgekommen
Deceased, perished
- eblaitisch
Eblaite
- altpreußisch
Old Prussian refers to the extinct West Baltic language spoken by the Old Prussians.
- altpersisch
Old Persian
- altsächsisch
Old Saxon
- altpreussisch
Old Prussian
- altpolabisch
Old Polabian
- altostnordisch
Old Norse is an extinct Germanic language spoken by the Vikings and other inhabitants of Scandinavia from the 8th to the 15th century.
- lüdisch
Ludian is an extinct Baltic-Finnic language spoken in the region between Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega.
- Auerochse
Aurochs
- Waise
Orphan
- Auerrind
Aurochs
- Seeskorpion
Sea scorpion
- Todesdatum
Date of death
- Hautschuppe
Skin flake
- Beutelwolf
Thylacine
- Todestal
Dead ice valley
- Vormensch
Prehuman refers to an earlier stage of human development, often in reference to extinct hominids.
- wegsterben
To wither away
- altbretonisch
Old Breton
- ostgermanisch
East Germanic
- altsorbisch
Old Sorbian
- Dodo
dodo
- Schomburgk-Ralle
Schomburgk's rail
- Mauritius-Ralle
Red Rail
- Witwe
Widow
- Mammut
Mammoth
- Autopsie
autopsy
- Vollwaise
orphan (both parents deceased)
- Halbwaise
Half-orphan
- Höhlenlöwe
cave lion
- Kaplöwe
Cape lion
- Labradorente
Labrador duck
- Balitiger
The Bali tiger was a tiger subspecies that was endemic to the island of Bali in Indonesia and is now considered extinct.
- Flugsaurier
Pterosaur
- Saurier
Dinosaur
- Neanderthaler
Neanderthal
- Leichenöffnung
Autopsy
- Erblasserin
Testatrix (female testator)
- dahinsterben
to wither away
- hinsterben
To slowly and gradually die or perish.
Example sentences with “gestorben”
Er ist gestern gestorben. (He died yesterday.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between 'gestorben' and 'verstorben'?
'Gestorben' is the past participle of 'sterben' (to die). 'Verstorben' is an adjective derived from the same root used to describe someone who is already dead.