Feminine

Gruft

Meaning

burial vault, tomb

Synonyms

Grablege

Grabkammer

Grabgewölbe

Krypte

letzte Ruhe

Wasserkelche

letzte Ruhestätte

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gruft

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡʁʊft/
Etymology

In summary

From Old High German gruft, from earlier Old High German kruft, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós).

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