Sonnenschein
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from German Sonnenschein.
Proper noun
Sonnenschein (plural Sonnenscheins)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sonnenschein is the 53316th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 388 individuals. Sonnenschein is most common among White (96.91%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sonnenschein”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Czech
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsonɛnsxɛɪn]
Proper noun
Sonnenschein m anim (female equivalent Sonnenscheinová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Sonnenschein (hard masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sonnenschein | Sonnenscheinové |
| genitive | Sonnenscheina | Sonnenscheinů |
| dative | Sonnenscheinovi | Sonnenscheinům |
| accusative | Sonnenscheina | Sonnenscheiny |
| vocative | Sonnenscheine | Sonnenscheinové |
| locative | Sonnenscheinovi | Sonnenscheinech |
| instrumental | Sonnenscheinem | Sonnenscheiny |
Further reading
- “Sonnenschein”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɔnənʃaɪ̯n/
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
Sonne (“sun”) + -n- + Schein (“shine”)
Noun
Sonnenschein m (strong, genitive Sonnenscheines or Sonnenscheins, no plural)
- sunshine
- Antonym: Mondschein
Declension
Declension of Sonnenschein [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Derived terms
Related terms
- Sonnenbrille, Sonnenfinsternis, Sonnenlicht, Sonnenschutz, Sonnenschirm, Sonnenstrahl
- Heiligenschein, Lichtschein, Scheinwerfer, Scheinheiliger
See also
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Sonnenschein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Sonnenscheins or (with an article) Sonnenschein, feminine genitive Sonnenschein, plural Sonnenscheins)
- a surname
Descendants
- English: Sonnenschein, Sonnenshine
Further reading
- “Sonnenschein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Sonnenschein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Sonnenschein” in Duden online
- Sonnenschein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de