"sonst" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: /zɔnst/, /zɔns/ Audio: De-sonst.ogg
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|sunst}} Middle High German sunst, {{m|gmh|sust}} sust, {{m|gmh|sus}} sus, {{inh|de|goh|sus|t=thus}} Old High German sus (“thus”), {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*sus}} Proto-West Germanic *sus, {{m|gmw-pro|*swā|t=so}} *swā (“so”), {{cog|gmw-pro|*þus|t=thus}} Proto-West Germanic *þus (“thus”), {{cog|hrx|sunst}} Hunsrik sunst, {{cog|osx|sus}} Old Saxon sus, {{cog|gml|süs}} Middle Low German süs, {{cog|nl|zonst||otherwise}} Dutch zonst (“otherwise”), {{cog|gsw|sus}} Alemannic German sus, {{m|gsw|suscht}} suscht Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} sonst, {{de-adv}} sonst
  1. otherwise (under different circumstances) Synonyms: andernfalls, ansonsten
    Sense id: en-sonst-de-adv-nE1qPMGC
  2. normally, usually (as opposed to a particular case) Synonyms: andernfalls, normalerweise
    Sense id: en-sonst-de-adv-6N7adBHZ
  3. (often with noch) else Tags: often, with noch Synonyms: weiter, darüber hinaus
    Sense id: en-sonst-de-adv-fdUwxNNt
  4. (colloquial) so; then; consecutive, but directed against an explicit or implicit alternative Tags: colloquial Synonyms: also, dann
    Sense id: en-sonst-de-adv-1occjyvU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ansonsten, sonstig, sonstwann, sonstwas, sonstwer, sonstwie, sonstwo, sonstwohin

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