Souverän

See also: souverän

German

Etymology

17th century, from French souverain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zuvəˈrɛːn/, [zu.vəˈʁɛːn], [ˌzʊ-], [ˌzuː-], [-ˈʁeːn]
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  • Hyphenation: Sou‧ve‧rän

Noun

Souverän m (strong, genitive Souveräns, plural Souveräne, feminine Souveränin)

  1. sovereign (holder of the most fundamental authority in a political system)
    Der Souverän ist das Volk.
    The sovereign is the people.

Declension

Further reading

  • Souverän” in Duden online
  • Souverän” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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