Gefängnis

Senso (Inglese)

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

Genere

Neutro

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɡəˈfɛŋnɪs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.

Frasi

Ein Kumpel von mir kommt morgen aus dem Gefängnis frei .

Un mio amico verrà rilasciato dalla prigione domani.