sun

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[edit] English

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[edit] Alternative forms

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

[edit] Etymology

From Old English sunne, from Proto-Germanic *sunnōn (compare West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon, German Sonne), from heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥. 'sun' (compare Welsh huan / haul, Avestan gen. xvəng), genitive of *séh₂wl. More at solar and at Icelandic sunna.

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[edit] Proper noun

the sun

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

[edit] Translations

the star around which the Earth revolves

[edit] Noun

sun (plural suns)

  1. (astronomy) 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]

[edit] Derived terms

terms derived from the noun sun

[edit] Translations

any star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system
light and warmth received from the sun
something like the sun in brightness or splendor
sunrise or sunset
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[edit] Verb

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]

[edit] Translations

to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun
to warm or dry in the sunshine
to be exposed to the sun

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[edit] References

  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

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[edit] Conjunction

sun

  1. (coordinating) A coordinating conjunction expressing generality
    En nyt jouda, kun tässä on sitä sun tätä tekemistä.
    I don't have time for that because I have this and that to do (miscellaneous stuff/things to do).
    Lautanen oli täynnä makaroonilaatikkoa, makkaraa, salaattia, perunamuussia sun muuta pöperöä.
    The plate was full of macaroni casserole, sausage, salad, mashed potatoes and other grub.

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sun

  1. (colloquial) Genitive form of sinä.

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[edit] Inari Sami

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sun

  1. (personal) he or she

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[edit] Rafsi

sun

  1. Rafsi of stuna.

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[edit] Romanization

sun

  1. Nonstandard spelling of sūn.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of sǔn.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of sùn.

[edit] Usage notes

  • 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.

[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

Probably from Latin sonus, or from the verb suna.

[edit] Noun

sun n. (plural sunuri)

  1. (archaic) sound

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

From Old English sunne, from Proto-Germanic *sunnōn, from heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *séh₂wl, genitive *sh₂uln-ós (“of the sun”).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /sʌn/, /sɪn/

[edit] Noun

sun (plural suns)

  1. sun

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