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Sonne

Sonne

See also: sonne and sonné

German

Die Sonne — The Sun (1)
Sonnenlicht von der Erde aus gesehen. — Sunlight as seen from Earth. (2)

Proper noun

Sonne f (genitive Sonne)

  1. (astronomy) the Sun
    Die Sonne ist eine Lichtquelle.
    The Sun is a light source.

Noun

Sonne f (genitive Sonne, plural Sonnen)

  1. (astronomy) a sun, any star, especially when being the center of a solar system
  2. (uncountable) sunshine, sunlight; the light and warmth we receive on Earth from the sun
    Wir hatten den ganzen Tag Sonne. — We had sunshine all day.
    Geh mir aus der Sonne! — Stop blocking the sunlight!
    Laut Wetterbericht wird es morgen Sonne geben. — According to the weather forecast there will be sunshine tomorrow.

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sonne

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.

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Pronoun

sonne

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of so eine. (so, ein)
  2. Ungrammatical alternative form 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 English

Noun

sonne (plural sonnes)

  1. sun

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