Souverän

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German

Etymology

17th century, from French souverain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zuvəˈrɛːn/, , , ,
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  • Hyphenation: Sou‧ve‧rän

Noun

Souverän m (strong, genitive Souveräns, plural Souveräne, feminine Souveränin)

  1. sovereign (holder of the most fundamental authority in a political system)
    Der Souverän ist das Volk.
    The sovereign is the people.

Declension

Declension of Souverän
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Souverän die Souveräne
genitive eines des Souveräns der Souveräne
dative einem dem Souverän den Souveränen
accusative einen den Souverän die Souveräne

Further reading

  • “Souverän” in Duden online
  • “Souverän” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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