sonjon

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Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

(Old Neuchâtelois) songeon; (Valdôtain) sondzón, sondjón, sondzòn, sonzón, hondzòn, 'ondzón; (Savoyard) sonzon, sanjhon, sonjhon, chanjhon; (Old Savoyard) songion; (Bressan) chonzhon

(Old Neuchâtelois)
- songeon^MHN (Neuchâtel)
(Valdôtain)
- sondzón^PVA (Antey-St-André, Aosta)
- sondjón^PVA (Ayas)
- sondzón^PVA (Aymavilles)
- sondjón^PVA (Brusson)
- sondzón^PVA (Étroubles)
- sondzòn^PVA (Introd)
- sondzón^PVA (La Salle)
- sonzón^PVA (La Thuile)
- hondzòn^PVA (Morgex)
- sondzón^PVA (Pontboset)
- sondzòn^PVA (Rhêmes-St-Georges)
- 'ondzón^PVA (St-Marcel)
- sondzón^PVA (St-Nicolas, Torgnon, Valgrisenche, Valpelline)
(Savoyard)
- sonzon^DSV (Albertville)
- sanjhon^DSV (Alex)
- sonjhon^DSV (Annecy)
- chanjhon^DSV (Juvigny)
- sanjhon^DSV (Samoëns, Thônes)
(Old Savoyard)
- songion^SSV (Chambéry)
(Bressan)
- chonzhon^DFF

Sources:

DFF: “sommet”
DSV: “chanjhon”, “sonjhon”
MHN: II.825
PVA: “sommet”
SSV: XXIV.344–6

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *summiōnem.

Pronunciation

(Valaisan): , ,
(Valdôtain): , ,
(Savoyard): , , , , , , , , ,
(Genevois): ,
(Bugiste):
(Dauphinois):

(Valaisan)
- ^ALF (Le Châble)
- ^ALF (St-Maurice)
- ^ALV (Troistorrents)
(Valdôtain)
- ^ALF (Aosta)
- ^ALV (Bionaz)
- ^ALF (Châtillon)
- ^ALF (Courmayeur)
(Savoyard)
- ^ALF (Bons)
- ^ALF (Bozel)
- ^ALF (Chamonix)
- ^ALF (Chignin)
- ^ALF (Épierre)
- ^ALF (Hauteluce)
- ^ALF (La Biolle)
- ^ALF (Le Biot)
- ^ALF (Meillerie)
- ^ALF (Pringy)
- ^ALF (Séez)
- ^ALF (Sixt)
- ^ALF (St-Pierre-en-Faucigny)
- ^ALF (Thônes)
- ^ALF (Verrens-Arvey)
(Genevois)
- ^ALF (Bernex)
- ^TPh (Vernier)
(Bugiste)
- ^ALF (Surjoux)
(Dauphinois)
- ^ALF (Theys)

Sources:

ALF: map 1791
ALV: Bionaz, Troistorrents
TPh: column 92 (footnote)

Noun

sonjon m (plural sonjons) (ORB)

top, peak (especially of a mountain)

References

Stich, Dominique (2003) “sonjon”, in Dictionnaire francoprovençal/français, français/francoprovençal: Dictionnaire des mots de base du francoprovençal: Orthographe ORB supradialectale standardisée, Thonon-les-Bains: Éditions Le Carré.

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