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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Rhymes: -œlə

Noun

Hölle f (genitive Hölle, plural Höllen)

hell
Synonyms: Inferno n, Teufelsort m (“Devil's place”)

Antonyms: Himmel, Paradies

Declension

Declension of Hölle [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hölle	die	Höllen
genitive	einer	der	Hölle	der	Höllen
dative	einer	der	Hölle	den	Höllen
accusative	eine	die	Hölle	die	Höllen

Derived terms

Höllenbrand
Höllenbrut
Höllenfahrt
Höllenpein
Höllenqual

Related terms

Further reading

“Hölle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Hölle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Hölle” in Duden online

Paronyms

Höhle

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