sun

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[edit] English

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The sun

• (proper noun, star which the Earth revolves around): (capitalized) Sun

[edit] Etymology

Old English sunne, from Proto-Germanic *sunnon, from heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *séh₂wl, genitive *sh₂uln-ós (“‘of the sun’”). Cognates include Old High German sunna, Middle High German sunne, German Sonne, Latin sol, Russian солнце (sólntse) and Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hēlios).

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• enPR: sŭn, IPA: /sʌn/, SAMPA: /sVn/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ʌn
• Homophones: son

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the sun

1. The star which the Earth revolves around and receives light and warmth from.^[1]

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sun (plural suns)

1. A star,^[1] especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
2. The light and warmth which is received from the sun.^[1]
3. Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.^[2]
4. Sunrise or sunset.^[2]

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to sun (third-person singular simple present suns, present participle sunning, simple past and past participle sunned)

1. (transitive) To expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun.^[2]

   Beautiful bodies lying on the beach, sunning their bronzed limbs.

2. (transitive) To warm or dry in the sunshine.^[2]
3. (intransitive) To be exposed to the sun.^[1]

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• Notes:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1998
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Webster's College Dictionary, Random House, 2001

[edit] Finnish

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sun

1. (colloquial) Genitive form of sinä.

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• sinun

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sun

1. (personal) he or she

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sun

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, sūn, sǔn, or sùn.

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• English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.