Sonnenwende
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German
Etymology
Sonne (“sun”) + -n- + Wende (“turn”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Sonnenwende f (genitive Sonnenwende, plural Sonnenwenden)
- (astronomy) solstice
- Synonym: (learned) Solstitium
- Coordinate terms: Tagundnachtgleiche, Äquinoktium
- (botany) heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens)
Declension
Declension of Sonnenwende
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Sonnenwende | die | Sonnenwenden |
| genitive | einer | der | Sonnenwende | der | Sonnenwenden |
| dative | einer | der | Sonnenwende | den | Sonnenwenden |
| accusative | eine | die | Sonnenwende | die | Sonnenwenden |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Sonnenwende” in Duden online
- “Sonnenwende” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache