Gefängnis

Signification

1. prison, jail (building)
2. prison sentence

Genre

Neutre

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡəˈfɛŋnɪs/

Étymologie

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.

Phrases

Ein Kumpel von mir kommt morgen aus dem Gefängnis frei .

Un de mes copains sera libéré de prison demain.