gevangenis

Meaning

a jail, a prison; especially an institution where convicts are incarcerated, but sometimes used more generally

Concepts

prison

jail

gaol

cell

penitentiary

lock up

goal

prison cell

bastille

jailhouse

big house

coop

crowbar hotel

lockup

penalty corner

poky

short corner

slammer

chokey

pokey

three hots and a cot

Hyphenated as

ge‧van‧ge‧nis

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣəˈvɑ.ŋəˌnɪs/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gevancnesse. By surface analysis, gevangene + -nis. Cognate with German Gefängnis.

Sentences

Hij was voorwaardelijk vrij maar nadat hij zich misdragen had moest hij terug naar de gevangenis .

He was paroled, but after he misbehaved, he had to go back to prison.