Burgfrieden

German

Alternative forms
  • Burgfriede

Etymology

From Burg (“castle, fortification”) +‎ Frieden (“peace”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbʊʁkˌfʁiːdn̩], [ˈbʊʁkˌfʁiːdən]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Burg‧frie‧den

Noun

Burgfrieden m (strong, genitive Burgfriedens, no plural)

  1. ceasefire

Declension
Declension of Burgfrieden [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Burgfrieden
genitive eines des Burgfriedens
dative einem dem Burgfrieden
accusative einen den Burgfrieden

Descendants
  • → Danish: borgfred (calque)
  • → Finnish: linnarauha (calque)

Further reading
  • “Burgfrieden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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