begrafenis
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- begravenis (archaic, now rare)
Etymology
editFrom begraven (“to bury”) + -nis, with devoicing of the -v-.
In Belgium it's still commonly pronounced as "begravenis".
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbegrafenis f (plural begrafenissen, diminutive begrafenisje n)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Jersey Dutch: bexrāvenis
- Negerhollands: begrafnis