undergång

Etymology
, like German

Noun

 * 1) the end (usually of something larger, more complex, and more abstract, through being destroyed or the like); destruction, doom, ruin, etc., (of a society or the like) downfall
 * 2) an underpass (a tunnel for pedestrians under a street or railway)
 * 1) an underpass (a tunnel for pedestrians under a street or railway)
 * 1) an underpass (a tunnel for pedestrians under a street or railway)
 * 1) an underpass (a tunnel for pedestrians under a street or railway)
 * 1) an underpass (a tunnel for pedestrians under a street or railway)
 * 1) an underpass (a tunnel for pedestrians under a street or railway)

Usage notes
Something meeting its end, with a fairly dramatic-sounding word. Has many different possible translations depending on context.