Polyglot Dictionary

Geisel

/ˈɡaɪ̯zl̩/

die 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
die Geiseln

Meaning

  1. hostage

    • Die Geiseln wurden befreit.

      The hostages were freed.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

otage

otage is the French word for the same thing — both mean "hostage."

Portuguese

refém

refém is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hostage."

Practice

1 What does Geisel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ wurden befreit.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Geisel?

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