"Gefängnis" meaning in German

See Gefängnis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈfɛŋnɪs/ Audio: De-Gefängnis.ogg , De-Gefängnis2.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German (ge)vancnisse, (ge)vencnisse (“capture, captivity”), since 15th century for the place of the captivity, equivalent to gefangen (“caught”) + -nis. More at fangen (“to catch”). Cognate with Dutch gevangenis. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh||(ge)vancnisse, (ge)vencnisse|capture, captivity}} Middle High German (ge)vancnisse, (ge)vencnisse (“capture, captivity”), {{cog|nl|gevangenis}} Dutch gevangenis Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Gefängnis n (strong, genitive Gefängnisses, plural Gefängnisse) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Gefängnisses [genitive], Gefängnisse [plural], strong [table-tags], Gefängnis [nominative, singular], Gefängnisse [definite, nominative, plural], Gefängnisses [genitive, singular], Gefängnisse [definite, genitive, plural], Gefängnis [dative, singular], Gefängnisse [dative, singular], Gefängnissen [dative, definite, plural], Gefängnis [accusative, singular], Gefängnisse [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. prison, jail (building) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Gefängnis-de-noun-sS8TbDAK
  2. prison sentence Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Buildings, Law enforcement Synonyms (expressions): hinter Gitter
    Sense id: en-Gefängnis-de-noun-nqPVDnms Disambiguation of Buildings: 20 80 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 9 91 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99 Disambiguation of 'expressions': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Strafanstalt, Haftanstalt, Vollzugsanstalt, Justizvollzugsanstalt (alt: JVA), Strafvollzugsanstalt, Zuchthaus [archaic], Kerker, Knast [colloquial], Kittchen, Bau, Kiste, Bunker [military, war, government, politics], schwedische Gardinen, Gefängniss, Gefängniß [obsolete] Related terms: Gefängnisdirektor, Gefängnisgebäude, Gefängnisgeistlicher, Gefängnisinsasse, Gefängnisstrafe, Gefängnistor, Gefängniswärter, Gefängniszelle, fangen, gefangen nehmen, verhaften, festnehmen, Gefangener, Häftling, Sträfling, Gefangenenlager, Freiheitsentzug, Haftstrafe

Inflected forms

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