Sündenbock
German
editEtymology
editCompound of Sünde (“sin”) + -n- + Bock (“he-goat; buck”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSündenbock 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
editFurther reading
edit- “Sündenbock” in Duden online
- “Sündenbock” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache