Souveränität

German

Etymology

French souveraineté, equivalent to Souverän + -ität.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌzuvəʁɛniˈtɛːt/ (used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˌzuvəʁeːniˈteːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Sou‧ve‧rä‧ni‧tät

Noun

Souveränität f (genitive Souveränität, plural Souveränitäten)

  1. sovereignty
    • 1990, “Zwei-plus-Vier-Vertrag”, in Bundesgesetzblatt, part 2, page 1324:
      Das vereinte Deutschland hat demgemäß volle Souveränität über seine inneren und äußeren Angelegenheiten.
      The United Germany shall have accordingly full sovereignty over its internal and external affairs.
  2. poise, confidence, calmness of emotion

Declension

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