fængsel

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse fangelsi (prison), from Middle Low German vangnisse, vengnisse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛːŋsœl/, [ˈfɛːŋˌsœl]
  • Rhymes: -œl
  • (file)

Noun

fængsel n (singular definite fængslet or fængselet, plural indefinite fængsler)

  1. prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)

Inflection

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