Gefängnis
Meaning
- prison, jail (building)
- prison sentence
Concepts
detention house
during imprisonment
while in jail
Synonyms
Strafanstalt
Haftanstalt
Sicherheitsverwahrung
Freiheitsentziehung
Vollzugsanstalt
Schwedische Gardinen
Haftort
Hafthaus
Einsperrung
harte Strafe
Gefängnisgebäude
Untersuchungsgefängnis
Granigen
Pittermann
Frequency
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈfɛŋnɪs/
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.
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