Polyglot Dictionary

Bestattung

/bəˈʃtatʊŋ/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Bestattungen

Meaning

  1. burial, funeral

    • Die Bestattung findet am Montag statt.

      The funeral takes place on Monday.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Begräbnis

Bestattung is the more formal, official term used by funeral homes ("Bestattungsinstitut"); Begräbnis is the more everyday word for the funeral or burial event.

Practice

1 What does Bestattung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ findet am Montag statt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bestattung?

noun

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