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

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (literary) atonement

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • Sühnekreuz

Further reading
  • “Sühne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Sühne” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Sühne” in Duden online
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