Gruft

See also: gruft

German

Etymology

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    Ancient Greek κρύπτω (krúptō)
    Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ)bor.
    Latin cryptabor.
    Old High German kruft
    German Gruft

    Inherited from Old High German gruft, from earlier kruft,[1] from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡʁʊft/
    • Audio (Berlin)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ʊft

    Noun

    Gruft f (genitive Gruft, plural Grüfte or Gruften)

    1. burial vault, tomb, grave
    2. vault, crypt

    Declension

    Declension of Gruft [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Gruft die Grüfte, Gruften
    genitive einer der Gruft der Grüfte, Gruften
    dative einer der Gruft den Grüften, Gruften
    accusative eine die Gruft die Grüfte, Gruften

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Gruft”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

    Further reading

    • “Gruft” in Duden online
    • “Gruft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Plautdietsch

    Noun

    Gruft f (plural Grufte)

    1. crypt
    2. mine
    3. vault
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