Sojus

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Союз (Sojuz), from союз (sojuz, “union”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzoːjʊs/, /zoˈjuːs/, /soˈjuːs/, /saˈjuːs/

Noun

Sojus f (proper noun, genitive Sojus) or
Sojus m or n (proper noun, strong, genitive Sojus)

1. Soyuz (Russian/Soviet name for various objects and programmes)

Usage notes

• The gender depends somewhat on the context. For the spaceship, the feminine is the most usual.

Declension

Declension of Sojus [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Sojus
genitive	einer	der	Sojus
dative	einer	der	Sojus
accusative	eine	die	Sojus

Declension of Sojus [sg-only, masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Sojus
genitive	eines	des	Sojus
dative	einem	dem	Sojus
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Sojus