sonst
Meaning
- otherwise (under different circumstances)
- normally, usually (as opposed to a particular case)
- (often) else
- (colloquial) so; then; consecutive, but directed against an explicit or implicit alternative
Concepts
Synonyms
unmarkierbar
wenn das nicht möglich ist
else
auf andere Art
auf andere Weise
bis
Frequency
Dialects
Zürich
suscht
Zürich
susch
Zürich
süsch
Basel-Landschaft
susch
Fribourg
sùnscht
Lucerne
sosch
Lucerne
susch
Appenzell Innerrhoden
sösch
Zürich
sust
Appenzell Innerrhoden
süsch
Basel-Landschaft
sunscht
Basel-Landschaft
suscht
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/zɔnst/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German sunst, sust, sus, from Old High German sus (“thus”), from Proto-West Germanic *sus, from *swā (“so”), formally related to Proto-West Germanic *þus (“thus”). Cognate with Hunsrik sunst, Old Saxon sus (Middle Low German süs), archaic Dutch zonst (“otherwise”), Alemannic German sus and suscht.
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