Sonnenwende

German

Etymology

Sonne (“sun”) +‎ -n- +‎ Wende (“turn”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔnənˌvɛndə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Son‧nen‧wen‧de

Noun

Sonnenwende f (genitive Sonnenwende, plural Sonnenwenden)

  1. (astronomy) solstice
    Synonym: (learned) Solstitium
    Coordinate terms: Tagundnachtgleiche, Äquinoktium
  2. (botany) heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens)

Declension

Declension of Sonnenwende [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sonnenwende die Sonnenwenden
genitive einer der Sonnenwende der Sonnenwenden
dative einer der Sonnenwende den Sonnenwenden
accusative eine die Sonnenwende die Sonnenwenden

Derived terms

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