Sonett

See also: sonett

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sonetto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zoˈnɛt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛt
• Hyphenation: So‧nett

Noun

Sonett n (strong, genitive Sonettes or Sonetts, plural Sonette, diminutive Sonettlein n)

1. (poetry) sonnet

   Synonyms: (obsolete) Klingreim, Klinggedicht

Declension

Declension of Sonett [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Sonett	die	Sonette
genitive	eines	des	Sonettes, Sonetts	der	Sonette
dative	einem	dem	Sonett, Sonette1	den	Sonetten
accusative	ein	das	Sonett	die	Sonette

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Sonettist

Related terms

• Sonettendichter, Sonettenkranz, Sonettenzyklus

Descendants

• Estonian: sonett

Further reading

• “Sonett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Sonett” in Duden online
• “Sonett” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.