sonst
Pronunciation: /zɔnst/
“sonst” is a German word. Its 4 meanings in English:
adverb
- otherwise (under different circumstances)
- normally, usually (as opposed to a particular case)
- else
- so; then; consecutive, but directed against an explicit or implicit alternative
Etymology
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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