Sun
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sun"
English
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The Sun (1)
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The Sun's astronomical symbol
Etymology
From Middle English sunne, from Old English sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén (“sun; the Sun”), oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sunne, West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon, Low German Sünn, German Sonne, Faroese sunna, Icelandic sunna, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō). More at sun.
Proper noun
the Sun
- The star at the center of the Solar System, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☉.
- The 91st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
- (newspapers) An English tabloid newspaper.
Related terms
Translations
star
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91st sura of the Qur'an
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newspaper
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See also
Solar System in in English · Solar System (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||
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Star | Sun | |||||||||||||||
Planets and dwarf planets | Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Ceres | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto | Haumea | Makemake | Eris | |||
Notable moons | — | Moon | Phobos Deimos |
— | Ganymede Callisto Io Europa |
Titan Rhea Iapetus Dione Tethys Enceladus Mimas |
Titania Oberon Umbriel Ariel Miranda |
Triton | Charon Hydra Nix Kerberos Styx |
Hiʻiaka Namaka |
— | Dysnomia |
Translations
Turkish
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