zonde

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) sin (offence against moral and/or divine law)
2. (feminine) sin; sinfulness (state of alienation from God or any other deity caused by such offences)
3. (feminine) shame; pity; waste (something regrettable for other than moral reasons)

Verb

1. (dated, form-of, formal, past, singular, subjunctive) singular past subjunctive of zenden
2. (form-of, indicative, past, singular) inflection of zonnen:
3. (dated, form-of, formal, past, singular, subjunctive) inflection of zonnen:

Concepts

sin

transgression

pity

sinning

trespass

vice

evildoing

error

crime

fall from grace

peccancy

Synonyms

ondeugd

misdrijf

schade

verdorvenheid

Hyphenated as

zon‧de

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɔn.də/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: sonde

Inherited from Old Dutch: sunda

In summary

From Middle Dutch sonde, from Old Dutch sunda, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō.