Sonnenbrand

German

Etymology

From Sonne (“sun”) +‎ -n- +‎ Brand (“fire, burn”). The word originally meant the burning heat of the sun. As such it was, of course, used also 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): /ˈzɔnənˌbʁant/

Noun

Sonnenbrand m (genitive Sonnenbrandes or Sonnenbrands, plural Sonnenbrände)

  1. (uncountable, now rare, poetic) the burning heat of the sun
  2. (uncountable) sunburn (condition of the skin)
  3. (countable) sunburn (an instance of affliction with this condition)

Declension
Declension of Sonnenbrand
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 uncommon, see notes

Synonyms
  • (heat of the sun): Sonnenglut

Further reading
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