Hölle

See also: holle, hollé, and hollë

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈhœlə/

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Noun

Hölle f (genitive Hölle, plural Höllen)

1. hell

Antonyms

• Himmel
• Paradies

Related terms

• höllisch
• Inferno, infernal

Compounds

• Höllenbrand
• Höllenbrut
• Höllenfahrt
• Höllenpein
• Höllenqual

Further reading

• “Hölle” in Duden online