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Hölle

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See also: holle, hollé, and hollë

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German helle, from Old High German hella, hellia, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju, 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

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Noun

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Hölle f (genitive Hölle, plural Höllen)

  1. hell
    Synonyms: Inferno n, Teufelsort m (Devil's place)
    Antonyms: Himmel, Paradies

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Paronyms

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