Sonett

See also: sonett

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sonetto.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zoˈnɛt/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɛt
Hyphenation: So‧nett

Noun

Sonett n (strong, genitive Sonettes or Sonetts, plural Sonette, diminutive Sonettlein n)

(poetry) sonnet
Synonyms: (obsolete) Klingreim, Klinggedicht

Declension

Declension of Sonett [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Sonett	die	Sonette
genitive	eines	des	Sonettes, Sonetts	der	Sonette
dative	einem	dem	Sonett, Sonette¹	den	Sonetten
accusative	ein	das	Sonett	die	Sonette

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Sonettist

Related terms

Sonettendichter, Sonettenkranz, Sonettenzyklus

Descendants

Estonian: sonett

Further reading

“Sonett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Sonett” in Duden online
“Sonett” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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