Similar words
Regenschirm
Swap the weather: Sonnenschirm (Sonne "sun" + Schirm) is a parasol, for shade rather than rain. Same base word, opposite purpose.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
guarda-sol
guarda-sol is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "parasol."
Portuguese
sombrinha
sombrinha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "parasol."
Practice
1 What does Sonnenschirm mean?
parasol
2 Fill the gap: Wir sitzen unter dem ___.
Full sentence: Wir sitzen unter dem Sonnenschirm. (We sit under the parasol.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Sonnenschirm?
Sonnenschirm: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.