Geisel

German

Etymology 1

From Old High German gīsal, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
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Noun

Geisel f (genitive Geisel, plural Geiseln)

  1. hostage
Declension
Declension of Geisel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Geisel die Geiseln
genitive einer der Geisel der Geiseln
dative einer der Geisel den Geiseln
accusative eine die Geisel die Geiseln

Noun

Geisel m (genitive Geisels, plural Geisel)

  1. (now rare) hostage
Declension
Declension of Geisel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Geisel die Geisel
genitive eines des Geisels der Geisel
dative einem dem Geisel den Geiseln
accusative einen den Geisel die Geisel
Synonyms
  • Leibbürge
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Possibly after the Geisel (river) in Saxony-Anhalt

Proper noun

Geisel m or f (genitive Geisels)

  1. A surname​.

Further reading
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