Gottesacker

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Gottesacker

[ˈɡɔtəsˌʔakɐ]

Where it comes from

mittelhochdeutsch gotesacker (wörtlich: „Gott geweihter Acker“), belegt seit dem 14. Jahrhundert

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven der Gott und Acker und dem Fugenelement -es

noun Gottesacker · Gottesäcker · Gottesackers · Gottesäckern

literary Friedhof „Nun ist der Ohlsdorfer Friedhof zu Hamburg nicht irgendein Gottesacker.“
Similar: Friedhof, Kirchhof, Totenacker

In English

graveyard tract of land in which the dead are buried
God's acre Christian place of burial

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MLA

"Gottesacker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/gottesacker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Gottesacker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/gottesacker

Chicago

"Gottesacker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/gottesacker.

BibTeX

@misc{gottesacker_2026,
  title = {Gottesacker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/gottesacker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}