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/
Audio (file)
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 | ||||
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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