Sonnenbrand
German
Etymology
From Sonne (“sun”) + -n- + Brand (“fire, burn”). The word originally meant the burning heat of the sun. As such it was also commonly used in the context of sunburnt skin. However, the use of Sonnenbrand to refer this skin condition itself (meaning that one can “have a sunburn”, Sonnenbrand haben) seems to be a development of the 20th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɔnənˌbrant/, [ˈzɔnn̩ˌbʁant], [-nən-]
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Noun
Sonnenbrand m (strong, genitive Sonnenbrandes or Sonnenbrands, plural Sonnenbrände)
- (uncountable, now rare, poetic) the burning heat of the sun
- Synonym: Sonnenglut
- (uncountable) sunburn (condition of the skin)
- (countable) a sunburn (instance of affliction with this condition)
- (uncountable, countable) sunburn, sunscald (burn on the tissue of crop plants or their fruits caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays)
Declension
Declension of Sonnenbrand [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Sonnenbrand | die | Sonnenbrände |
genitive | eines | des | Sonnenbrandes, Sonnenbrands | der | Sonnenbrände |
dative | einem | dem | Sonnenbrand, Sonnenbrande1 | den | Sonnenbränden |
accusative | einen | den | Sonnenbrand | die | Sonnenbrände |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Further reading
- “Sonnenbrand” in Duden online
- “Sonnenbrand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Sonnenbrand” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Sonnenbrand on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Sonnenbrand (Weintraube) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de