Asyl

See also: asyl

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin asylum.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Asyl n (strong, genitive Asyls, plural Asyle)

  1. asylum (shelter, refuge)
  2. (politics) political asylum, right of asylum

Declension

Declension of Asyl [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Asyl die Asyle
genitive eines des Asyls der Asyle
dative einem dem Asyl den Asylen
accusative ein das Asyl die Asyle

Synonyms

  • (shelter, refuge) Schutzstätte, Zufluchtstort
  • (politics) politische Asyl, Asylrecht

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Asyl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Asyl” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Asyl” in Duden online
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.