Sündenbock
German edit
Etymology edit
Compound of Sünde (“sin”) + -n- + Bock (“he-goat; buck”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Sündenbock m (strong, genitive Sündenbockes or Sündenbocks, plural Sündenböcke)
- scapegoat (goat imbued with the sins of the people)
- scapegoat (someone punished for someone else's error(s))
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “Sündenbock” in Duden online
- “Sündenbock” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache