nounnot in the study set
der Sündenbock
/ˈzʏndənˌbɔk/
scapegoat
- genitive
- des Sündenbockes
- plural
- die Sündenböcke
- built from
- Sünden + Bock
Meanings
- 1
scapegoat — goat imbued with the sins of the people
- 2
scapegoat — someone punished for someone else's error(s)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derSündenbock | dieSündenböcke |
| accusative | denSündenbock | dieSündenböcke |
| dative | demSündenbock | denSündenböcken |
| genitive | desSündenbockes | derSündenböcke |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.