Geisel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Geisel.

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Geisel (plural Geisels)

  1. A surname from German.

Anagrams

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German gīsel, from Old High German gīsal, from Proto-West Germanic *gīsl, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaɪ̯zl̩/
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Noun

Geisel f (genitive Geisel, plural Geiseln)

  1. hostage
    • 2012, Simon Kernick, Das Ultimatum: Thriller, Heyne (publisher) (e-book edition without page numbers):
      Und wir haben ein Hotel voller Geiseln, darunter den stellvertretenden Direktor des MI6. [...] Wenn ihr uns den Zugang sperrt, wird alle fünf Minuten eine Geisel sterben.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
      And we have a hotel full of hostages, including the Depute Director of MI6...if you block the exit, one hostage will die every five minutes
Declension
Declension of Geisel [feminine]
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 (strong, genitive Geisels, plural Geisel)

  1. (now rare) hostage
    Synonym: Leibbürge
Declension
Declension of Geisel [masculine, strong]
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
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Possibly after the Geisel, a river in Saxony-Anhalt.

Proper noun

Geisel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Geisels or (with an article) Geisel, feminine genitive Geisel, plural Geisels or Geisel)

  1. a surname

Further reading
  • “Geisel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Geisel” in Duden online

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Geisel.

Proper noun

Geisel m or f by sense

  1. a surname from German
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