Sojus

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Союз (Sojuz), from союз (sojuz, “union”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzoːjʊs/, /zoˈjuːs/, /soˈjuːs/, /saˈjuːs/

Noun

Sojus f (proper noun, genitive Sojus) or
Sojus m or n (proper noun, strong, genitive Sojus)

  1. Soyuz (Russian/Soviet name for various objects and programmes)

Usage notes
  • The gender depends somewhat on the context. For the spaceship, the feminine is the most usual.

Declension
Declension of Sojus [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Sojus
genitive einer der Sojus
dative einer der Sojus
accusative eine die Sojus
Declension of Sojus [sg-only, masculine // neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der, das Sojus
genitive eines des Sojus
dative einem dem Sojus
accusative einen, ein den, das Sojus
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