sonne

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

  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Verb

sonne

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sonner
  2. third-person singular present indicative of sonner
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of sonner
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of sonner
  5. second-person singular imperative of sonner

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔnə/
  • Homophone: Sonne

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.

Alternative forms

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. First-person singular present of sonnen.
  2. First-person singular subjunctive I of sonnen.
  3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of sonnen.
  4. Imperative singular of sonnen.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

sonne f

  1. sun
  2. sunshine, sunlight

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: zon
  • Limburgish: zón
  • West Flemish: zunne

Further reading

  • sonne”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • sonne”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsun(ə)/

Noun

sonne (plural sonnes)

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

From Old English sunu.

Noun

sonne

  1. Alternative form of sone (son)
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