köken: From Middle High German (ge)vancnisse, (ge)vencnisse (“capture, captivity”), since 15th century for the place of the captivity, equivalent to gefangen (“caught”) + -nis. More at fangen (“to catch”). Cognate with Dutch gevangenis.
köken: Borrowed from Old Occitan alberga (“camp, hut”), from Frankish *harjabergu, composed of the elements *harjaz (“army”) and *berganą (“to shelter, to protect”). Doublet of albergue.
aile: auberge de jeunesse, auberge espagnole, aubergiste, ne pas être sorti de l'auberge
eş: prigione, galera, penitenziario, casa circondariale, stabilimento carcerario, casa di pena
köken: From Latin carcerem, from Proto-Italic *karkros, from Proto-Indo-European *kr-kr- (“circular”), reduplication of *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”), in the sense of “enclosure”. Cognate to Old Catalan càrcer/carçre, Spanish cárcel and Portuguese cárcere.
köken: First attested in a medieval Turkic language in the 11th century by Mahmud al-Kashgari. Appears to have spread to modern languages via Literary Chagatai. Alternatively, may have been borrowed from or mediated by the Russian тюрьма́ (tjurʹmá). Note, however, that the etymology of the latter is disputed between Turkic and Germanic. Cognate with Kazakh түрме (türme), Kyrgyz түрмө (türmö), Southern…
prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes) · chain (series of interconnected rings or links made of metal) · chain (series of interconnected things)
çekim: çoğul cadeias
eş: cadêa
köken: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cadea, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Italic *katesnā. Compare Galician cadea, Spanish cadena, and English chain. Doublet of the direct borrowing catena.
aile: advogado de porta de cadeia, cadeia alimentar, cadeia de caracteres, cadeia montanhosa, chave de cadeia, encadear, reação em cadeia
köken: Appears to be a coinage in Japan as a replacement for the Chinese-derived term 監獄 (kangoku, “prison, jail”). Analyzable as a compound of 刑(けい) (kei, “penance, penalty”) + 務(む) (mu, “work; something that must be done”) + 所(しょ) (-sho, “place”). Attested in the 現代用語辞典 (Gendai Yōgo Jiten, “Modern Term Dictionary”) of 1925.
castle (large fortified residential building) · castle (house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles) · palace (official residence of a head of state or other dignitary)
bass (musical instrument) · bottle crate (a crate used to transport bottles) · prison (a place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)
köken: Borrowed from German Bass or French basse. The meaning “prison” was probably based on French au violon (“in prison”, literally “in violin”). The meaning “bottle crate” was probably derived from that, with the bottles being confined in the crate. First attested in the 17th century.
prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes) · confinement, imprisonment · prison (any restrictive environment)
çekim: çoğul börtönök
köken: First attested in 1261. Of unknown origin. Its original (now obsolete) meaning was executioner; jailer. Its modern sense probably developed by splitting from the compound word börtönház (“prison, the house of the prison guard”, literally “prison house”) [1675].