Information about the word hostage (English → Esperanto: ostaĝo)

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/ˈhɒstɪdʒ/
Shavian alphabet𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑡
Deseret alphabet𐐸𐐱𐑅𐐻𐐮𐐾
Pluralhostages

Usage samples

At least 1,200 people were killed in Israel and thousands more injured in Ḥamās’ October 7 onslaught when armed militants poured over the heavily fortified border into Israel, raiding homes, rampaging through farms and communities and taking as many as 150 hostages back to Gaza.

Translations

Afrikaansgyselaar
Catalanostatge
Dutchgijzelaar
Esperantoostaĝo; garantiulo
Frenchotage
Latinobses
Spanishrehén
Swedishgisslan
Turkishrehine