lijkfeest
Dutch
Alternative forms
- lykfeest (obsolete)
Etymology
Compound of lijk (“corpse, dead body”) + feest (“feast, party”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛi̯k.feːst/
- Hyphenation: lijk‧feest
Noun
lijkfeest n (plural lijkfeesten)
- (historical) A ceremony at the occasion of a funeral, a funeral feast. [from 16th c.]
Descendants
- → West Frisian: lykfeest