Polyglot Dictionary

Sonnenblume

/ˈzɔnənˌbluːmə/

die 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

Forms

plural
Sonnenblumen

Meaning

  1. sunflower

    Built from Sonne (sun) + Blume (flower).

    • Die Sonnenblume folgt der Sonne.

      The sunflower follows the sun.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Sonne sun
  • Blume flower

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

tournesol

tournesol is the French word for the same thing — both mean "sunflower."

Portuguese

girassol

girassol is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sunflower."

Practice

1 What does Sonnenblume mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ folgt der Sonne.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Sonnenblume?

nouncompound

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