urnenveld

Dutch

Etymology

From urn +‎ -en- +‎ veld, a calque of German Urnenfeld.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʏr.nə(n)ˌvɛlt/

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• Hyphenation: ur‧nen‧veld

Noun

urnenveld n (plural urnenvelden, diminutive urnenveldje n)

1. urnfield [from late 19th c.]

   Archeologen hebben een groot urnenveld ontdekt uit de bronstijd.

   Archaeologists have discovered a large urnfield from the Bronze Age.

   Het urnenveldje bevatte verschillende urnen met as van overledenen.

   The small urnfield contained several urns with ashes of the deceased.

   In sommige culturen werden de doden begraven in een urnenveld in plaats van graven.

   In some cultures, the dead were buried in an urnfield instead of graves.

Derived terms

• urnenveldencultuur