Souverän

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

17th century, from French souverain.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /zuvəˈrɛːn/, [zu.vəˈʁɛːn], [ˌzʊ-], [ˌzuː-], [-ˈʁeːn]
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  • Hyphenation: Sou‧ve‧rän

Noun[edit]

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.

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Further reading[edit]

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