Sonn

See also: sonn and sønn

Central Franconian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zon/ (etymologies may be distinguished by tone)

Etymology 1

From Old High German sunna.

Noun

Sonn f (plural Sonne, diminutive Sönnche or Sennche)

  1. (most dialects) sun

Etymology 2

From Old High German sun.

Alternative forms

  • Sunn (rarer variant)

Noun

Sonn m (plural Sönn or Senn, diminutive Sönnche or Sennche)

  1. (most dialects) son
    Synonym: (more common) Jong

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

Sonn f (genitive Sonn, plural Sonnen)

  1. (poetic) Apocopic form of Sonne
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs], Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Warum scheint denn die Sonn auf die Au / So kalt und verdrießlich herab?
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Limburgish

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén-, oblique stem of *sóh₂wl̥.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zon/
  • (Eupen city dialect) IPA(key): [zɔn]
  • Rhymes: -on

Proper noun

Sonn f (Eupen)

  1. (astronomy) the Sun

Noun

Sonn f (plural Sonne, diminutive Sönnke) (Eupen)

  1. (astronomy) a sun (a star, especially when being the center of a solar system)
  2. (uncountable) sunshine, sunlight (the light and warmth we receive on Earth from the sun)

Luxembourgish

D'Sonn

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zon/
  • Rhymes: -on

Etymology 1

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ. Cognate with German Sonne, Dutch zon, English sun, Icelandic sunna.

Noun

Sonn f (plural Sonnen)

  1. sun

Etymology 2

From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sun, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz. Cognate with German Sohn, Dutch zoon, English son, Icelandic sonur.

Noun

Sonn m (plural Sënn)

  1. (archaic) son
    Synonyms: Fils, Jong, Bouf

Plautdietsch

Noun

Sonn f (plural Sonnen)

  1. sun

Derived terms

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Further reading

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