sunna

See also: Sunna, sunnà, and Sunná

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• sunnu, sònnò, ŝchunna, ŝchunnà

Etymology

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ. Cognate with German Sonne, Dutch zon, English sun, Icelandic sunna.

Noun

sunna f

1. (Formazza) sun, the Sun

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Czech

Alternative forms

• suna

Etymology

From Arabic سُنَّة (sunna).

Noun

sunna f

1. sunnah

Related terms

• sunnita
• sunnitský

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Hausa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna).

Noun

sunnā̀ f (plural sunnōnī, possessed form sunnàr̃)

1. (Islam) sunnah

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

sunna (grade 1)

1. (with an indirect object) To give something secretly to someone.

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sunna, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen- < *sóh₂wl̥.

Germanic cognates: Faroese sunna, English sun, West Frisian sinne, Low German Sünn, Zunne, Dutch zon, German Sonne, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō).

Indo-European cognates: Sanskrit स्वर् (svar), Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios), Latin sol, Old Church Slavonic слъньцє (slŭnĭce), Russian солнце (solnce), Latvian saũle, Welsh haul.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʏnːa

Noun

sunna f (genitive singular sunnu, nominative plural sunnur)

1. (poetic) sun

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• (sun): sól f

Derived terms

• sunnudagur

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna, “habit, custom”).

Noun

sunna f

1. (Islam) sunnah

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Middle English

Noun

sunna

1. (chiefly early) Alternative form of sonne

References

• “sonne (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 June 2018.

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen- < *sóh₂wl̥.

Noun

sunna f

1. sun

Inflection

Declension of sunna

	Singular	Plural
nominative	sunna	̈*sunnon
accusative	sunna	*sunnon
genitive	*sunnun	*sunneno
dative	sunnun	*sunnon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: sonne
  • Dutch: zon
    • Afrikaans: son
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: sono
    • Jersey Dutch: zon
    • Negerhollands: son, zon
    • → Sranan Tongo: son (see there for further descendants)
  • Limburgish: zón
  • West Flemish: zunne
  • Zealandic: zunne

Further reading

• “sunna”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, whence also Old English sunne. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen- < *sóh₂wl̥. Compare Old Saxon sunna, Old Dutch sunna, Old English sunne, Old Norse sunna, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō).

Noun

sunna f

1. sun

Declension

Declension of sunna (feminine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	sunna	sunnun
accusative	sunnūn	sunnun
genitive	sunnūn	sunnōno
dative	sunnūn	sunnōm, sunnōn

Descendants

• Middle High German: sunne
  • Alemannic German: Sunnä

    Italian Walser: sunna, sunnu, sònnò, ŝchunna, ŝchunnà

  • Bavarian: Son

    Cimbrian: sunn, sonde, zunna

    Mòcheno: sunn

    Udinese: suna, sune, sunne

    Viennese: Sun

  • Central Franconian: Sonn
  • German: Sonne
  • Luxembourgish: Sonn
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Palatine German: Sunn

    Pennsylvania German: Sunn

  • Vilamovian: zunn, zun
  • Yiddish: זון (zun)

References

1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *sunjǭ

Noun

sunna f

1. an excuse
2. justification
3. law

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
2. Grimm, Jacob, Teutonic Mythology, vol 1, 1882.

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Old Irish

Adverb

sunna

1. Alternative spelling of sund

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, whence also Old English sunne. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen- < *sóh₂wl̥. Compare Old Dutch sunna, Old English sunne, Old Frisian sunne, Old High German sunna, Old Norse sunna, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō).

Noun

sunna f

1. sun

Declension

Declension of sunna (feminine n-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	sunna	sunnun, sunnan, sunnon
accusative	sunnun, sunnan, sunnon	sunnun, sunnan, sunnon
genitive	sunnun, sunnan, sunnon	sunnono
dative	sunnun, sunnan, sunnon	sunnun, sunnan, sunnon
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: sunne
  • Dutch Low Saxon: zunne
  • German Low German: Sünn, Sünne
  • Plautdietsch: Sonn