Sechswochenamt

German

Etymology

From sechs (six) +‎ Wochen (weeks) +‎ Amt (mass, literally service, office).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɛksˈvɔxənˌamt/

Noun

Sechswochenamt n (strong, genitive Sechswochenamtes or Sechswochenamts, plural Sechswochenämter)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) a requiem mass held about forty days after a person’s death

Declension

Coordinate terms

  • Hochamt