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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

Seele.

soul

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈzeːlə/Germany/ˈseːlɛ/Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland

  1. soul

    feminine

  2. mind, spirit

    feminine

  3. human being, soul

    broadly · feminine

  4. bore (of a gun)

    feminine

  5. swim bladder

    feminine

  6. core (of an electric cable)

    feminine

  7. inhabitant (of a municipality)

    colloquial · dated · feminine
    das 500-Seelen-Dorf

  8. sound post

    feminine

  9. a type of narrow bread from Swabia

    Southern-Germany · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German sēle, from Old High German sēula, sēla, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō. Cognate with Low German Seel, Dutch ziel, English soul, Danish sjæl. The type of bread is probably related to Allerseelen (“All Souls' Day”).

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