Souvenir

See also: souvenir

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French souvenir.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Souvenir n (strong, genitive Souvenirs, plural Souvenirs)

1. souvenir

   Synonyms: Andenken, Erinnerung, Erinnerungsstück, Reiseandenken

Usage notes

• Similarly to English usage, German Souvenir is used especially of things you buy specifically to serve as a keepsake, whereas things of emotional value that are kept for the same purpose are usually called Andenken, etc. This distinction is not clear-cut, however.

Declension

Declension of Souvenir [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Souvenir	die	Souvenirs
genitive	eines	des	Souvenirs	der	Souvenirs
dative	einem	dem	Souvenir	den	Souvenirs
accusative	ein	das	Souvenir	die	Souvenirs

Derived terms

• Souvenirladen

Further reading

• “Souvenir” in Duden online
• “Souvenir” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French souvenir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suvəˈniːʀ/, /suvəˈniːə̯/

Noun

Souvenir m (plural Souveniren)

1. memory, recollection
2. souvenir

Synonyms

• (memory): Erënnerung