Friedhof

German

Alternative forms
  • Freithof (obsolete)

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁiːtˌhoːf/
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Noun

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

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

Declension
Declension of Friedhof [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Friedhof die Friedhöfe
genitive eines des Friedhofes, Friedhofs der Friedhöfe
dative einem dem Friedhof, Friedhofe1 den Friedhöfen
accusative einen den Friedhof die Friedhöfe

1Now rare, see notes.

  • Frieden m
  • Friedhofsgärtner m (“cemetery gardner”)
  • Friedhofskapelle f (“cemetery chapel”)
  • Hof m

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