Sünde
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German sunde, from Old High German sunta, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō. Compare Dutch zonde, English sin, Danish synd.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Sünde f (genitive Sünde, plural Sünden)
- sin
- 1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 268:
- Unrecht ist die Verfehlung gegen die menschliche Gemeinschaft, Sünde die Verfehlung gegen die göttliche, mithin gegen die priesterliche Autorität.
- Wrongdoing is the misconduct against the human community, sin the misconduct against the godly, therefore against the priestly authority.
- 1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 268:
Declension
[edit]Declension of Sünde [feminine]
Derived terms
[edit]- Bausünde
- Erbsünde
- Klimasünde
- Modesünde
- Sündenbock m (“scapegoat”)
- sündig (“sinful”)
- Todsünde
- Ursünde
Further reading
[edit]- “Sünde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Sünde” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Sünde” in Duden online
- Sünde on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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