Sonnenschein

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Sonnenschein.

Proper noun

Sonnenschein (plural Sonnenscheins)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Sonnenschein is the 53316th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 388 individuals. Sonnenschein is most common among White (96.91%) individuals.

Further reading

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsonɛnsxɛɪn]

Proper noun

Sonnenschein m anim (feminine Sonnenscheinová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔnənʃaɪ̯n/
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Etymology 1

Sonne (“sun”) +‎ -n- +‎ Schein (“shine”)

Noun

Sonnenschein m (strong, genitive Sonnenscheines or Sonnenscheins, no plural)

  1. sunshine
    Antonym: Mondschein
Declension
Declension of Sonnenschein [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Sonnenschein
genitive eines des Sonnenscheines, Sonnenscheins
dative einem dem Sonnenschein, Sonnenscheine1
accusative einen den Sonnenschein

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Sonnenschein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Sonnenscheins or (with an article) Sonnenschein, feminine genitive Sonnenschein, plural Sonnenscheins)

  1. a surname
Descendants
  • English: Sonnenschein, Sonnenshine

Further reading
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