Polyglot Dictionary

Gefängnis

/ɡəˈfɛŋnɪs/

das noun B1

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

Forms

plural
die Gefängnisse

Meaning

  1. prison

    • Er sitzt im Gefängnis.

      He is in prison.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

presídio

presídio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "prison."

Portuguese

prisão

prisão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "prison."

Practice

1 What does Gefängnis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er sitzt im ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gefängnis?

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