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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English sunne, from Old English sunna, sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wén-, oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun; the Sun”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sunne, West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon, Old Dutch sunna, German Low German Sünn, Old Saxon sunna, German Sonne, Old High German sunna, Faroese sunna, Icelandic sunna, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō). More at sun.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
the Sun
- The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☉.
- The 91st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
- (newspapers) An English tabloid newspaper.
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
star
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91st sura of the Qur'an
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See also[edit]
Solar System in English · Solar System (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Star | Sun | |||||||||||||||||
Planets and most likely dwarf planets |
Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Ceres | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto | ||||||||
Notable moons |
— | Moon | Phobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganymede Callisto |
Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetus |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon |
Triton | Charon Styx Nix Kerberos Hydra |
Etymology 2[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
Sun
- Abbreviation of Sunday.
Coordinate terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Sunday
Etymology 3[edit]
From Mandarin 孫/孙 (Sūn), Wade-Giles romanization: Sun¹.
Proper noun[edit]
Sun (plural Suns)
- A surname.
Anagrams[edit]
Bavarian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā. Cognates include German Sonne and Luxembourgish Sonn.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Sun f
- (Vienna) sun
- 2017, “Spür die Sun [Feel the sun]”, performed by Granada:
- Spür die Sun, die Sun.
- Feel the sun, the sun.
References[edit]
- Maria Hornung; Sigmar Grüner (2002), “Sun”, in Wörterbuch der Wiener Mundart, 2nd edition, ÖBV & HPT
- Petr Šubrt (2010) Wiener dialekt (master thesis), Masaryk University, page 24
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Sun
- A surname, from Hakka.
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish صنع (sun'), from Arabic صُنْع (ṣunʿ).
Proper noun[edit]
Sun
- A male given name
- A female given name
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