Polyglot Dictionary

Gefangener

/ɡəˈfaŋənɐ/

der 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 Gefangenen

Meaning

  1. prisoner

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Häftling

Gefangener is the general word for a prisoner or captive; Häftling specifically means a prison inmate serving a sentence, a more legal or administrative term.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

preso

preso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "prisoner."

Portuguese

prisioneiro

prisioneiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "prisoner."

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