sunburn

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
2. (countable, uncountable) A burn on the tissue of crop plants or their fruits (especially if they are rich in water like tomatoes, grapes, apples, gooseberries) caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
3. (countable, rare, uncountable) Suntan.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To receive a sunburn.
2. (transitive) To burn or tan (someone's skin) by the sun; to allow (a part of one's body) to become sunburnt.

Concepten

zonnebrand

Synoniemen

tan

burn

suntan

erythema solare

heliosis

sear

blow

sun-tan

tawniness

combust

embrown

strike out

brown

die

💀

fry

Vertalingen

coup de soleil

Sonnenbrand

queimadura solar

abbronzatura

güneş yanığı

ηλιόκαμα

quemadura solar

tintarella

brûler

quemadura del sol

ηλιακό έγκαυμα

μαύρισμα

colrar-se

ηλιοκαίω

embrunir-se

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsʌnbɝn/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: *sunne burnen

Verwant aan Fries: sinnebrân

Verwant aan Nederlands: zonnebrand

Verwant aan Duits: Sonnenbrand

Verwant aan Zweeds: solbränna

Verwant aan IJslands: sólbruni

In summary

From Middle English *sunne burnen, *sonne brennen, *sunne brennen (suggested by derivatives sonne brennynge, sunne brennynge (“sunburn”, literally “sun-burning”) and sunne brente (“sunburnt”), equivalent to sun + burn. Compare West Frisian sinnebrân (“sunburn”), Dutch zonnebrand (“sunburn”), German Sonnenbrand (“sunburn”), Swedish solbränna (“sunburn”), and Icelandic sólbruni (“sunburn”), as well as Old English sunbryne (“sunburn”).