| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | neuter |
| Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fængsel | fængslet, fængselet | fængsler | fængslerne |
| Genitive | fængsels | fængslets, fængselets | fængslers | fængslernes |
| Afrikaans | tronk; gevangenis |
|---|---|
| Albanian | burg |
| Dutch | bajes; cachot; gevang; gevangenis; nor; lik; pot; bak |
| English | gaol; prison |
| English (Old English) | cweartern |
| Esperanto | malliberejo; malliberulejo; karcero |
| Faeroese | fongsul |
| French | prison |
| German | Gefängnis; Verlies |
| Italian | prigione |
| Jamaican Patois | jiel |
| Latin | phylaca |
| Luxemburgish | Prisong |
| Norwegian | fengsel |
| Papiamento | piskalat; prison; prizon; prizòn |
| Portuguese | cadeia; prisão |
| Russian | тюрьма |
| Saterland Frisian | Kitjen; Pieson; Tuchthuus |
| Spanish | cárcel; prisión |
| Swahili | jela |
| Swedish | fängelse |
| Thai | คุก |
| West Frisian | finzenis |