gevangenis
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ɣəˈvɑ.ŋəˌnɪs/
noun
Definitions
- A jail, a prison; especially an institution where convicts are incarcerated, but sometimes used more generally.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch gevancnesse suffix from Dutch, Flemish gevangene (prisoner).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
gevangene
Gloss
prisoner
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bewaarder Dutch, Flemish
- cel Dutch, Flemish
- gevangene Dutch, Flemish
- gevangenisbewaarder Dutch, Flemish
- gevangeniscel Dutch, Flemish
- gevangenisstraf Dutch, Flemish
- krijgsgevangene Dutch, Flemish
- medegevangene Dutch, Flemish
- oorlogsgevangene Dutch, Flemish
- straf Dutch, Flemish
- gevancnesse Middle Dutch