Sündenbock

== German == === Etymology === Compound of Sünde (“sin”) +‎ -n- +‎ Bock (“he-goat; buck”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzʏndənˌbɔk/ === Noun === 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 ==== Lückenbüßer, Prügelknabe, Watschenmann, Buhmann === Further reading === “Sündenbock” in Duden online “Sündenbock”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)