sonne

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See also: Sonne and sonné

English

Noun

sonne (plural sonnes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of son
  2. Obsolete spelling of sun

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French

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Verb

sonne

  1. inflection of sonner:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

The usage of this term for plurals stems from the similarity or identity of female singular and (gender-unspecific) plural declensions in German grammar.

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Pronoun

sonne

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of so eine (“such a”). (so, ein)
  2. Ungrammatical synonym of solch in plural.
    Wer macht denn sonne Sachen?
    Who would do such things?

Etymology 2

Verb

sonne

  1. inflection of sonnen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ.

Noun

sonne f

  1. sun
  2. sunshine, sunlight

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Dutch: zon
    • Afrikaans: son
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: sono
    • Jersey Dutch: zon
    • Negerhollands: son, zon
    • → Sranan Tongo: son (see there for further descendants)
  • Limburgish: zón
  • West Flemish: zunne
  • Zealandic: zunne

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English sunne, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ.

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Pronunciation

Noun

sonne (plural sonnes)

  2. The brightest and warmest celestial body, considered to be a planet in the Ptolemic system; the Sun.
  3. The light and warmth that radiates from the sun; sunlight.
  4. (rare) A heavy, yellow metal; gold.
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Etymology 2

Noun

sonne

  1. Alternative form of sone (“son”)
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