Sul

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sul"

English

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Sul (plural Suls)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sul is the 41100^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 530 individuals. Sul is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (64.53%), White (16.79&) and Hispanic/Latino (16.23%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Shortenings

Proper noun

Sul (plural Suls)

1. Diminutive of Sully.
2. Diminutive of Sullivan.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sul”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin sōl (“the sun”). Compare Welsh Sul, Cornish Sul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syl/

Proper noun

Sul m

1. Sunday
2. (astronomy) the Sun

Synonyms

• disul

See also

• (day of the week): Previous: Sadorn. Next: Lun

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsuw/ [ˈsuʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsul/ [ˈsuɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsul/ [ˈsuɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.li/

Proper noun

Sul m

1. South Region (a macroregion of Brazil, composed of the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina)

Coordinate terms

macroregions of Brazil: macrorregiões do Brasiledit

• Centro-Oeste
• Nordeste
• Norte
• Sudeste
• Sul

Derived terms

• sulista

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh Sul, from Latin Sōl(is).

Proper noun

Sul m (plural Suliau, not mutable)

1. (bound morpheme) Sunday

Usage notes

This word only appears in terms in conjunction with other words, such as dydd Sul (“Sunday”) and nos Sul (“Sunday night”).

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Sul”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies