Sonnenbrand

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German

Sonnenbrand auf menschlichen Händen
Sonnenbrand bei einem Riesling

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/, ,
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Noun

Sonnenbrand m (strong, genitive Sonnenbrandes or Sonnenbrands, plural Sonnenbrände)

  1. (uncountable, now rare, poetic) the burning heat of the sun
    Synonym: Sonnenglut
  2. (uncountable) sunburn (condition of the skin)
  3. (countable) a sunburn (instance of affliction with this condition)
  4. (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
singular plural
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 rare, see notes.

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