Polyglot Dictionary

Sonnenfinsternis

/ˈzɔnənˌfɪnstɛʁnɪs/

die noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Sonnenfinsternisse

Meaning

  1. solar eclipse

    Built from Sonne (sun) + Finsternis (darkness, eclipse).

    • Die nächste totale Sonnenfinsternis ist erst in zehn Jahren.

      The next total solar eclipse isn't for another ten years.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Sonne sun
  • Finsternis darkness, eclipse

Practice

1 What does Sonnenfinsternis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die nächste totale ___ ist erst in zehn Jahren.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Sonnenfinsternis?

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