begrafenis

Meaning

burial, funeral

Hyphenated as

be‧gra‧fe‧nis

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈɣraː.fəˌnɪs/

Etymology

From begraven (“to bury”) + -nis, with devoicing of the -v-.
In Belgium it's still commonly pronounced as "begravenis".

Sentences

Voor een begrafenis dragen de meeste mensen zwarte kleren .

For a funeral, most people wear black clothes.