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Kirchhof
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German
Etymology
From de gmh kirchhof land around a church. Analyzable as de Kirche Hof church yard. The semantic development is determined by de gml kerkhof, which came to mean “graveyard” because graveyards have traditionally tended to be established around churches. Compare the same in nl kerkhof graveyard.
Pronunciation
de /ˈkɪʁçˌhoːf/
de LL-Q188 (deu)-Sebastian Wallroth-Sankt-Philippus-Apostel-Kirchhof.wav
de De-Kirchhof.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Kirch hof
de oːf 2
Noun
m,(e)s,^e
de dated regional Northern Germany graveyard
de Friedhof
Declension
m,(e)s,^e
Further reading
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