Seele

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sēle, from Old High German sēula, sēla, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō. Cognate with Low German Seel, Dutch ziel, English soul, Danish sjæl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzeːlə/
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Noun

Seele f (genitive Seele, plural Seelen)

soul
mind, spirit
human being, soul
bore (of a gun)
swim bladder
core (of an electric cable)
(dated or colloquial) inhabitant (of a municipality)

Declension

Declension of Seele

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Seele	die	Seelen
genitive	einer	der	Seele	der	Seelen
dative	einer	der	Seele	den	Seelen
accusative	eine	die	Seele	die	Seelen

Derived terms

seelisch

See also

Geist

Further reading

Seele in Duden online

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian sēla, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō. More at soul.

Noun

Seele f

soul

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