Friedhof

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vrīthof, from Old High German frīthof, derived from frīten (to enclose) + Hof (yard). In Early Modern German, the word came to be associated with distantly related Frieden (peace), probably at first through interaction of diphthongising and non-diphthongising dialects, but then leading to semantic remotivation as “place of final peace”. Cognate with archaic Dutch vrijthof.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁiːtˌhoːf/
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  • Hyphenation: Fried‧hof
  • Rhymes: -oːf

Noun

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Friedhof m (strong, genitive Friedhofes or Friedhofs, plural Friedhöfe)

  1. cemetery, graveyard
    Synonym: (less common) Kirchhof

Declension

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Further reading

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