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):

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• Hyphenation: be‧gra‧fe‧nis
• Rhymes: -aːfənɪs

Noun

begrafenis f (plural begrafenissen, diminutive begrafenisje n)

1. burial, funeral

Derived terms

• begrafeniscake
• begrafenisondernemer
• luchtbegrafenis
• massabegrafenis
• staatsbegrafenis

Descendants

• Jersey Dutch: bexrāvenis
• Negerhollands: begrafnis