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See also Sun, Sun., sūn, sǔn, sùn, and sün
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[ English

The sun
The sun

[ Alternative forms

[ Etymology

Old English sunne, from Proto-Germanic *sunnon, from Proto-Indo-European heteroclitic inanimate *séh2wl, genitive *sh2uln-ós (“‘of the sun’”). Cognates include German Sonne, Latin Sol, Russian Солнце (Solntse), and Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios).

[ Pronunciation

[ Proper noun

Singular
the sun

Plural
-

the sun

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

[ Translations

the star which the Earth revolves around

[ Noun

Singular
sun

Plural
suns

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]

[ Derived terms

terms derived from the noun sun

[ 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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Sundanese: panonpoe (from panon and poe)

[ Verb

Infinitive
to sun

Third person singular
suns

Simple past
sunned

Past participle
sunned

Present participle
sunning

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]

[ Translations

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

[ See also

[ References

  • 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

[ Finnish

[ Pronoun

sun

  1. (colloquial) Genitive form of sinä.

[ See also

[ Inari Sami

[ Pronoun

sun

  1. (personal) he or she

[ Mandarin

[ Pinyin syllable

sun

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

[ 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 thee appropriate indication of tone.
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