Sonnenaufgang

/ˈzɔnənˌʔaʊ̯fɡaŋ/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Sonnenaufgänge

Meaning

  1. sunrise

    Built from Sonne (sun) + Aufgang (rise, ascent).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Sonne sun

Similar words

Morgengrauen

Close synonyms for the start of the day; Morgengrauen is dawn (before the sun is visible), Sonnenaufgang is specifically the moment the sun rises.

Similar in other languages

English

dawn

dawn is the English word for the same thing — both mean "sunrise, dawn."

Practice

1 What does Sonnenaufgang mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie standen früh auf, um den ___ zu sehen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Sonnenaufgang?

See also

nouncompound

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