Sonnenbrand

German

Sonnenbrand auf menschlichen Händen

Sonnenbrand bei einem Riesling

Etymology

From Sonne (“sun”) +‎ -n- +‎ Brand (“fire, burn”). The word originally meant the burning heat of the sun. As such it was also commonly used in the context of sunburnt skin. However, the use of Sonnenbrand to refer this skin condition itself (meaning that one can “have a sunburn”, Sonnenbrand haben) seems to be a development of the 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔnənˌbrant/, [ˈzɔnn̩ˌbʁant], [-nən-]

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Noun

Sonnenbrand m (strong, genitive Sonnenbrandes or Sonnenbrands, plural Sonnenbrände)

1. (uncountable, now rare, poetic) the burning heat of the sun

   Synonym: Sonnenglut

2. (uncountable) sunburn (condition of the skin)
3. (countable) a sunburn (instance of affliction with this condition)
4. (uncountable, countable) sunburn, sunscald (burn on the tissue of crop plants or their fruits caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays)

Declension

Declension of Sonnenbrand [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sonnenbrand	die	Sonnenbrände
genitive	eines	des	Sonnenbrandes, Sonnenbrands	der	Sonnenbrände
dative	einem	dem	Sonnenbrand, Sonnenbrande1	den	Sonnenbränden
accusative	einen	den	Sonnenbrand	die	Sonnenbrände

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Sonnenbrand” in Duden online
• “Sonnenbrand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Sonnenbrand” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• Sonnenbrand on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• Sonnenbrand (Weintraube) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de