Hölle
German
Etymology
From Middle High German helle, from Old High German hella, hellia, from Proto-Germanic *haljō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”). Compare Low German Hell, Dutch hel, English hell, Icelandic hel, helvíti.
Pronunciation
Noun
Hölle f (genitive Hölle, plural Höllen)
- hell
- Synonyms: Inferno n, Teufelsort m (“Devil's place”)
- Antonyms: Himmel, Paradies
Declension
Declension of Hölle [feminine]
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “Hölle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hölle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Hölle” in Duden online
Paronyms
Categories:
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/œlə
- Rhymes:German/œlə/2 syllables
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German feminine nouns