Serail
German
Etymology
17th century, from French sérail, from Italian serraglio, from Ottoman Turkish سرای (seray, saray), from Persian سرای (sarây).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zeˈʁaɪ̯/, (dated) /zeˈʁaɪ̯l/
Noun
Serail m (strong, genitive Serails, plural Serails)
- seraglio (palace of a Sultan)
Declension
Declension of Serail [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Serail | die | Serails |
| genitive | eines | des | Serails | der | Serails |
| dative | einem | dem | Serail | den | Serails |
| accusative | einen | den | Serail | die | Serails |
Related terms
- Karawanserei