Seele

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sēle, from Old High German sēula, sēla, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō. Cognate with Low German Seel, Dutch ziel, English soul, Danish sjæl.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːlə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːlə

Noun

Seele f (genitive Seele, plural Seelen, diminutive Seelchen n)

  1. soul
  2. mind, spirit
  3. human being, soul
  4. bore (of a gun)
  5. swim bladder
  6. core (of an electric cable)
  7. (dated or colloquial) inhabitant (of a municipality)
  8. (lutherie) sound post
    Synonym: Stimmstock

Declension
Declension of Seele [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Seele die Seelen
genitive einer der Seele der Seelen
dative einer der Seele den Seelen
accusative eine die Seele die Seelen

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “Seele” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Seele” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Seele” in Duden online
  • Seele on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈseːlə/

Noun

Seele f

  1. plural of Seel

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian sēla, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō. More at soul.

Noun

Seele f

  1. soul
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