Polyglot Dictionary

Sonnenstich

/ˈzɔnənˌʃtɪç/

der noun B2

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
Sonnenstiche

Meaning

  1. sunstroke

    Built from Sonne (sun) + Stich (sting).

    • Er bekam einen Sonnenstich.

      He got sunstroke.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Sonne sun
  • Stich sting

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

insolação

insolação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sunstroke."

Practice

1 What does Sonnenstich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er bekam einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Sonnenstich?

nouncompound

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