Untergangs
Untergangs is a German term that primarily functions as a grammatical form rather than a standalone concept in most contexts. It represents the genitive singular form of the noun Untergang, meaning downfall, ruin, destruction or extinction. In practice, Untergangs appears in phrases such as des Untergangs (of the downfall) and is also used as a stem in compounds such as Untergangsroman or Untergangsmythos to describe works dealing with decline or catastrophe. The plural form of Untergang is Untergänge, which is used in contexts referring to multiple downfalls.
Untergang derives from the combination of unter (under, down) and Gang (going, movement). The term has a
In modern German, Untergangs is most often seen as a genitive marker or as part of a
A well-known related work is Der Untergang (Downfall), a 2004 film about the final days of World