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Sonne.

the Sun

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈzɔnə//ˈsɔnɛ/Austrian, standard
  1. the Sun

    feminine · proper-noun
    Die Sonne ist eine Lichtquelle.
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈzɔnə//ˈsɔnɛ/Austrian, standard
  1. a sun (a star, especially when being the center of a solar system)

    feminine
  2. sunshine, sunlight (the light and warmth we receive on Earth from the sun)

    feminine · uncountable
    Wir hatten den ganzen Tag Sonne.
    Geh mir aus der Sonne!
Where this word comes from

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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