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sunna.

sun

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsʏn(ː)a]
  1. sun

    feminine · poetic
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse sunna, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen- < *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”). Germanic cognates: Faroese sunna, English sun, West Frisian sinne, Low German Sünn, Zunne, Dutch zon, German Sonne, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō). Indo-European cognates: Sanskrit स्वर् (svar), Greek ἥλιος (ílios), Latin sol, Old Church Slavonic слъньце (slŭnĭce), Russian солнце (solnce), Latvian saũle, Welsh haul.

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