Hölle
German edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
Hölle f (genitive Hölle, plural Höllen)
- hell
- Synonyms: Inferno n, Teufelsort m (“Devil's place”)
- Antonyms: Himmel, Paradies
Declension edit
Declension of Hölle [feminine]
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Further reading edit
- “Hölle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hölle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Hölle” in Duden online