Polyglot Dictionary

Sonnenschein

/ˈzɔnənˌʃaɪ̯n/

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

Meaning

  1. sunshine

    Built from Sonne (sun) + Schein (glow, light).

    • Sie genossen den warmen Sonnenschein.

      They enjoyed the warm sunshine.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Sonne sun
  • Schein glow

Similar words

Sonnenlicht

Close synonyms for "sunlight, sunshine."

Practice

1 What does Sonnenschein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie genossen den warmen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Sonnenschein?

See also

nouncompound

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