fängelse

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse fangelsi. Equivalent to fånga + -else.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

fängelse n

  1. a prison, a jail
    Fångarna försökte fly från fängelset.
    The prisoners tried to escape from jail.

Declension

Declension of fängelse 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fängelse fängelset fängelser fängelserna
Genitive fängelses fängelsets fängelsers fängelsernas

Derived terms

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