noun#3,412 by frequency
die Geisel
/ˈɡaɪ̯zəl/
hostage
- genitive
- der Geisel
- plural
- die Geisel
Meanings
- 1
hostage
Tom wurde als Geisel genommen.
Tom was taken hostage.
Tatoeba · Naina · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wir werden die Geiseln retten.
We'll rescue the hostages.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
hostage
- 3
Obsolete form (now misspelling) of Geißel (“scourge”)rare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieGeisel | dieGeiseln |
| accusative | dieGeisel | dieGeiseln |
| dative | derGeisel | denGeiseln |
| genitive | derGeisel | derGeiseln |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.