prison
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
prisonFrom Latin prensio, prehensio, in Old French preison, then prison based on pris, past participle of prendre (to take).
Definitions
- justice
Synonyms
Plural
prisons
Translations
german:Gefängnis
english:prison
chinese:虜
korean:교도소
danish:fængsel
spanish:jaula
finnish:linna
greek:δεσμωτήριο
italian:gabbia
japanese:刑務所
dutch:bak
polish:więzienie
portuguese:enxovia
russian:тюрьма
swedish:cell
turkish:hapis
ukrainian:в'язниця
See also
désemprisonner (v.) emprisonnement (cn.) emprisonner (v.) pénitence (cn.) pénitencier (cn.) pénitencier (adj.) pénitentiaire (adj.) pénitentiel (adj.) prisonnier (cn.) prisonnier (adj.) carcéral (adj.)