Polyglot Dictionary

Galgen

/ˈɡalɡn̩/

der noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Galgen

Meaning

  1. gallows

    • Er wurde zum Galgen geführt.

      He was led to the gallows.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

forca

forca is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "gallows."

Portuguese

patíbulo

patíbulo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "gallows."

Practice

1 What does Galgen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er wurde zum ___ geführt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Galgen?

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