Sonnenuhr
German, noun/ˈzɔnənˌʔuːɐ̯/
Sonnenuhr is spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-U-H-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 69,095th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sonnenuhr is a German feminine noun meaning “sundial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “astronomisches Gerät, das den Stand der Sonne am Himmel zu einer genäherten Zeitangabe nutzt”.
What does Sonnenuhr mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesundial
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. astronomisches Gerät, das den Stand der Sonne am Himmel zu einer genäherten Zeitangabe nutzt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sonnenuhr
- Sonnenuhren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sonnenuhr?
- /ˈzɔnənˌʔuːɐ̯/
- [ˈzɔnənˌʔuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sonnenuhr
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sonnenuhr in German?
Sonnenuhr appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).