begrafenis

Dutch

Alternative forms

begravenis (archaic, now rare)

Etymology

From begraven (“to bury”) +‎ -nis, with devoicing of the -v-.

In Belgium it's still commonly pronounced as "begravenis".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bəˈɣraː.fəˌnɪs/
audio (Holland) (file)
Hyphenation: be‧gra‧fe‧nis
Rhymes: -aːfənɪs

Noun

begrafenis f (plural begrafenissen, diminutive begrafenisje n)

burial, funeral

Derived terms

begrafeniscake
begrafenisondernemer
luchtbegrafenis
massabegrafenis
staatsbegrafenis

Descendants

Jersey Dutch: bexrāvenis
Negerhollands: begrafnis

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