English-German Cognates
Genuine Cognates: S (Part 2)
Words that are identical or similar in English and German
ALSO SEE: False Cognates (False Friends) > Cognate Sound Shifts
Noun Genders: r (der, masc.), e (die, fem.), s (das, neu.)
Abbreviations: adj. adjective, adv. adverb, Am American English, Br British English, diff. used in a different or limited sense, f.c. false cognate, n. noun, pl. plural, pron. pronounced, v. verb
* = Less obvious cognates that may not closely resemble each other in both English and German, but are cognates
** = Words used in English that come from German
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S - Part 1 > S - Part 2
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Continued from S - Part 1
sesame r Sesam (seasoning)
set setzen (place, put)
seven sieben* (see German Numbers)
sex r Sex (sexual)
sexual sexuell
sexy sexy
shade, shadow r Schatten*
Shah r Schah
shaman r Schamane
shame e Scham
shame v. beschämen, s. schämen
shampoo s Shampoo
sharp scharf
shear v. scheren
shellac r Schellack
sheriff r Sheriff
sherry r Sherry
shield r Schild
Note: s Schild = sign
shiite r Schiit/e Schiitin
shine r Schein
sunshine r Sonnenschein
shine v. scheinen (light, glow)
ship s Schiff*
shock r Schock
shoe r Schuh
shoemaker r Schuhmacher
shop v. shoppen (see Denglisch - Neudeutsch)
shoulder e Schulter
shovel e Schaufel*
show e Show
shower r Schauer (rain, snow)
shrill schrill
Also see: False Cognates
Siberia s Siberien
side e Seite* (also means "page")
sieve s Sieb
signal s Signal
silver s Silber
sing singen
singen/sang/gesungen - See Verbs - Ablaut Patterns
singer r Sänger/e Sängerin
singular r Singular (gram.)
siren e Sirene
sister e Schwester*
sit sitzen
situation e Situation
six sechs*
sixteen sechzehn* (see German Numbers)
sixty sechzig* (see German Numbers)
skeleton s Skelett
ski r Ski
slang r Slang
slave r Sklave
slit r Schlitz
slogan r Slogan
Slovakia s Slowakei
Slovenia s Slowenien
smear (be)schmieren
smith r Schmied
smog r Smog
snapshot r Schnappschuss* (photo)
snob r Snob
social sozial (some meanings)
socialism r Sozialismus
socialist r Sozialist
sock e Socke
sofa s Sofa
software e Software - See Computers & Internet Glossary
soldier r Soldat
sole s Sohle (shoe)
solid solid (some meanings)
solo s Solo
soloist r Solist
son r Sohn
song r Song
SOS s SOS
south r Süd(en)*
southern südlich
spaghetti Spaghetti (pl.)
Spain s Spanien* - See Countries in German
Spanish spanisch (adj.)
Spanish s Spanisch (language)
To be continued...
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