Sonntagsstaat

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German

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Etymology

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From Sonntag (Sunday) +‎ -s- +‎ Staat. The latter is word is used in the archaic sense “condition, appearance, clothing”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Sonntagsstaat m (strong, genitive Sonntagsstaates or Sonntagsstaats, no plural)

  1. Sunday best (a person’s finest clothes, particularly those worn to church on Sunday)

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