Dutch Etymology Compound of graf (“grave”) + tempel (“temple”). Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈɣrɑfˌtɛm.pəl/ Audio:(file) Hyphenation: graf‧tem‧pel Noun graftempel m (plural graftempels, diminutive graftempeltje n) (architecture, religion) burial templeWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.