Geisel
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Geisel.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Geisel (plural Geisels)
- A surname from German.
Anagrams
- Giesel, Gliese, Seelig, Seigel, Seigle, Siegle, lieges
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German gīsel, from Old High German gīsal, from Proto-West Germanic *gīsl, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz.
Alternative forms
- Geißel (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaɪ̯zl̩/
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Noun
Geisel f (genitive Geisel, plural Geiseln)
- 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.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
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- 2012, Simon Kernick, Das Ultimatum: Thriller, Heyne (publisher) (e-book edition without page numbers):
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)
- (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
- Geiselnahme
- Geiselnehmer
- Geiselhaft
- Geiseldrama
See also
- Beugehaft
- Leibbürge
- Geißel
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)
- 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
- a surname from German