Friedhof

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vrīthof, from Old High German frīthof. Can be distantly equated to English frith (“peace, etc.”) + hovel (“hut, etc.”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfʀiːtˌhoːf/
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Noun

Friedhof m (genitive Friedhofes or Friedhofs, plural Friedhöfe)

cemetery

Declension

Declension of Friedhof

	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 uncommon, see notes

Related terms

Friede f
Friedhofsgärtner m
Friedhofskapelle f
Hof m
Kirchhof m

Further reading

Friedhof in Duden online

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