sonnig
Appearance
Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch zonnig. Equivalent to son + -ig.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sonnig (attributive sonnige, comparative sonniger, superlative sonnigste)
- sunny, characterised by a lot of sunshine
- Sy hou nie van baie sonnige weer nie.
- She doesn't like very sunny weather.
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German *sunnec (suggested by derivative sunneclich), equivalent to Sonne + -ig. Compare English sunny.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈzɔnɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈzɔnɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: son‧nig
Adjective
[edit]sonnig (strong nominative masculine singular sonniger, comparative sonniger, superlative am sonnigsten)
- sunny
- Es war ein sonniger Tag.
- It was a sunny day.
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of sonnig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist sonnig | sie ist sonnig | es ist sonnig | sie sind sonnig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | sonniger | sonnige | sonniges | sonnige |
genitive | sonnigen | sonniger | sonnigen | sonniger | |
dative | sonnigem | sonniger | sonnigem | sonnigen | |
accusative | sonnigen | sonnige | sonniges | sonnige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der sonnige | die sonnige | das sonnige | die sonnigen |
genitive | des sonnigen | der sonnigen | des sonnigen | der sonnigen | |
dative | dem sonnigen | der sonnigen | dem sonnigen | den sonnigen | |
accusative | den sonnigen | die sonnige | das sonnige | die sonnigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein sonniger | eine sonnige | ein sonniges | (keine) sonnigen |
genitive | eines sonnigen | einer sonnigen | eines sonnigen | (keiner) sonnigen | |
dative | einem sonnigen | einer sonnigen | einem sonnigen | (keinen) sonnigen | |
accusative | einen sonnigen | eine sonnige | ein sonniges | (keine) sonnigen |
Comparative forms of sonnig
Superlative forms of sonnig
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
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- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms suffixed with -ig
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- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms suffixed with -ig
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- German lemmas
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