burial chamber
die Grabkammer, die Grabkammern
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burial chamber
A room within a tomb where a deceased person is laid to rest. Burial chambers were often built for prominent individuals or families, especially in ancient cultures.
Archäologen entdeckten unter dem Tempel eine reich ausgestattete Grabkammer.
Archaeologists discovered a richly furnished burial chamber beneath the temple.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Grabkammern |
| genitive | der Grabkammer |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Grabkammer | die Grabkammern |
| accusative | die Grabkammer | die Grabkammern |
| dative | der Grabkammer | den Grabkammern |
| genitive | der Grabkammer | der Grabkammern |
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'Grabkammer' (burial chamber) is made up of 'Grab' (grave or tomb) and 'Kammer' (chamber). It therefore refers to a chamber within a tomb.
Hinter einer schweren Steinplatte fanden die Forscher eine verborgene Grabkammer.
Behind a heavy stone slab, the researchers found a hidden burial chamber.
'Grabkammer' (burial chamber) is often used with verbs from archaeology: you can 'eine Grabkammer entdecken' (discover a burial chamber), 'öffnen' (open it), 'untersuchen' (examine it), or 'freilegen' (uncover it).
Das Team konnte die jahrtausendealte Grabkammer vorsichtig freilegen.
The team was able to carefully uncover the burial chamber, which was thousands of years old.
'Grabkammer' (burial chamber) appears particularly in archaeological, historical, and museum texts. The word is often accompanied by details about the period, culture, or furnishings.
Die Ausstellung informiert über die Grabkammer eines ägyptischen Pharaos.
The exhibition provides information about the burial chamber of an Egyptian pharaoh.
