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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sun"
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English sunne, from Old English sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén (“sun; the Sun”), oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sunne, West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon, Low German Sünn, German Sonne, Faroese sunna, Icelandic sunna, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō). More at sun.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
the Sun
- The star at the center of the Solar System, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☉.
- The 91st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
- (newspapers) An English tabloid newspaper.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
star
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91st sura of the Qur'an
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See also[edit]
Solar System in in English · Solar System (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||
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Star | Sun | |||||||||||||||
Planets and dwarf planets | Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Ceres | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto | Haumea | Makemake | Eris | |||
Notable moons | — | Moon | Phobos Deimos |
— | Ganymede Callisto Io Europa |
Titan Rhea Iapetus Dione Tethys Enceladus Mimas |
Titania Oberon Umbriel Ariel Miranda |
Triton | Charon Hydra Nix Kerberos Styx |
Hiʻiaka Namaka |
— | Dysnomia |
Noun[edit]
Sun
- Abbreviation of Sunday.
Translations[edit]
Sunday
Anagrams[edit]
Turkish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Sun
- A male given name
- A female given name
Categories:
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- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- en:Newspapers
- English nouns
- English abbreviations
- en:Qur'an
- en:Sun
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish proper nouns
- Turkish given names
- Turkish male given names
- Turkish female given names