fängelse

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

fängelse n

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

Declension

Declension of fängelse
nominative genitive
singular indefinite fängelse fängelses
definite fängelset fängelsets
plural indefinite fängelser fängelsers
definite fängelserna fängelsernas

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