Feminine
Meaning

Concepts

the sun

the Sun

Japan and China

heat of the sun

The Sun

RV Sonne

sun in splendour

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

sunne

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

sunne

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzɔnə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén-, oblique stem of *sóh₂wl̥. Akin to Low German Sünn, Zunne, Dutch zon, English sun, West Frisian sinne, Icelandic sunna. Further Indo-European cognates include Latin sōl, Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios), Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya), Russian солнце (solnce), Lithuanian saulė, Welsh haul.

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