No. 15,196 in German
tote
"Tote" in German means "dead person" or "the dead."
In a sentence
Die Rettungskräfte fanden viele Tote nach dem Erdbeben.
The rescuers found many dead people after the earthquake.
'Tote' functions as a noun exemplifying deceased persons.
Er sammelte tote Blätter im Garten.
He collected dead leaves in the garden.
'Tote' is used as part of the adjective-noun phrase 'tote Blätter' describing leaves that are no longer alive.
Die Diskussion drehte sich um die Erinnerung an verstorbene Tote.
The discussion revolved around the remembrance of deceased dead.
'Tote' serves again as a noun, with redundancy formed for emphasis by 'verstorbene' (deceased).
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