Sühne

German

Etymology

From Middle High German süene, suone, from Old High German suona, from Proto-Germanic *swōnō. Cognate with Dutch zoen (“kiss”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzyːnə/
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Noun

Sühne f (genitive Sühne, no plural)

(literary) atonement

Declension

Declension of Sühne (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Sühne
genitive	einer	der	Sühne
dative	einer	der	Sühne
accusative	eine	die	Sühne

Related terms

Further reading

Sühne in Duden online

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