Burgfrieden
German
Alternative forms
- Burgfriede
Etymology
From Middle High German burcvriede (“special legal status of a castle shared by several heirs, strictly forbidding violence like feuds etc. within”). Can be analysed synchronously as Burg (“castle, fortification”) + Frieden (“peace”). Revived by national romanticism in the 19th century and applied especially to the suspension of inter-party rivalry in the German Empire during World War I.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbʊʁkˌfʁiːdn̩], [ˈbʊʁkˌfʁiːdən]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Burg‧frie‧den
Noun
Burgfrieden m (strong, genitive Burgfriedens, no plural)
- truce, esp. between rival factions within a community against an external threat.
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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