Polyglot Dictionary

Asyl

/aˈzyːl/

das noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. asylum

    • Er hat in Deutschland Asyl beantragt.

      He applied for asylum in Germany.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

zuflucht

Asyl is the formal, legal term for asylum granted by a state; Zuflucht is the general word for any refuge or shelter sought from danger.

Similar in other languages

French

asile

asile is the French word for the same thing — both mean "asylum."

Portuguese

hospício

hospício is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "asylum."

Practice

1 What does Asyl mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hat in Deutschland ___ beantragt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Asyl?

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