die Seele
noun · /ˈzeːlə/ ·Etymology
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”).
Translation
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soul
feminine
Zwey Seelen wohnen, ach! in meiner Brust, / Die eine will sich von der andern trennen;
Two souls, alas! reside within my breast, / And each withdraws from, and repels, its brother.
Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen, bei meiner Seel'
You forgot the colour film, by my soul
Sie wollen uns erzählen / Sie hätten eine Seele
- mind, spirit feminine
- human being, soul broadly, feminine
- bore (of a gun) feminine
- swim bladder feminine
- core (of an electric cable) feminine
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inhabitant (of a municipality)
colloquial, dated, feminine
das 500-Seelen-Dorf
the 500-person village; the town of 500 souls
- sound post feminine
- a type of narrow bread from Swabia Southern-Germany, feminine
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Seele | Seelen |
| Accusative | Seele | Seelen |
| Dative | Seele | Seelen |
| Genitive | Seele | Seelen |