"Soul" meaning in German

See Soul in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Souls [genitive], Soul [genitive, with-article], neuter [table-tags], Soul [definite, nominative, singular], Souls [definite, genitive, singular], Soul [definite, genitive, singular, with-article], Soul [dative, definite, singular], Soul [accusative, definite, singular]
Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Soul n (proper noun, genitive Souls or (optionally with an article) Soul) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|toponym}}
  1. Rare spelling of Seoul. Tags: alt-of, neuter, proper-noun, rare Alternative form of: Seoul
    Sense id: en-Soul-de-name-1fHN5c5y Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German heteronyms, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of German heteronyms: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /sɔʊ̯l/, /zoːl/ Audio: de-Soul.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔʊ̯l, -oːl Etymology: Borrowed from English soul, from Middle English, from Old English sāwol (“soul, life, spirit, being”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō (“soul”). Doublet of Seele. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|en|soul}} Borrowed from English soul, {{der|de|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|de|ang|sāwol||soul, life, spirit, being}} Old English sāwol (“soul, life, spirit, being”), {{der|de|gem-pro|*saiwalō||soul}} Proto-Germanic *saiwalō (“soul”), {{doublet|de|Seele}} Doublet of Seele Head templates: {{de-noun|m,-:s,-}} Soul m (strong, genitive Soul or Souls, plural Soul) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,-:s,-}} Forms: Soul [genitive], Souls [genitive], Soul [plural], strong [table-tags], Soul [nominative, singular], Soul [definite, nominative, plural], Soul [genitive, singular], Souls [genitive, singular], Soul [definite, genitive, plural], Soul [dative, singular], Soul [dative, definite, plural], Soul [accusative, singular], Soul [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (music) soul music, soul Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Musical genres Synonyms: Soulmusik
    Sense id: en-Soul-de-noun-qYDkdRNv Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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