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Cimbrian
Noun
sunta ?
- (Luserna) Sunday
References
- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Italian
Pronunciation
Participle
sunta f sg
- feminine singular of sunto
Mòcheno
Etymology
From Middle High German sunntac, sunnentac, from Old High German sunnuntag, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag, a calque of Latin diēs Sōlis (literally “day of the sun”). Equivalent to sunn + ta. Cognate with German Sonntag, English Sunday.
Noun
sunta m
- Sunday
See also
References
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sundijō, whence also Old Saxon sundia, Old Dutch sunda, Old Norse synd. The word may derive, ultimately, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”) through a *sent-, *sont-. Latin also has an old present participle of sum in the word sōns, sont- (“guilty”).
Noun
sunta f
- sin
- pity, shame
Descendants
Turkish
Noun
sunta (definite accusative suntayı, plural suntalar)
- Abbreviation of sun'î tahta.
Yoruba
Etymology
Contraction of sun ìta (“to sleep outside”)
Pronunciation
Verb
sùnta
- to sleep rough
Derived terms