Sühne

German

Etymology

From Middle High German süene, suone, from Old High German suona, from Proto-Germanic *swōnō. Cognate with Dutch zoen (“kiss”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzyːnə/
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Noun

Sühne f (genitive Sühne, no plural)

  1. (literary) atonement

Declension

Declension of Sühne [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Sühne
genitive einer der Sühne
dative einer der Sühne
accusative eine die Sühne

Derived terms

  • Sühnekreuz

Further reading

  • “Sühne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Sühne” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Sühne” in Duden online
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