German

Die Sonne — The Sun (1)

Sonnenlicht von der Erde aus gesehen. — Sunlight as seen from Earth. (2)

Proper noun

Sonne f ‎(genitive Sonne)

1. (astronomy) the Sun

   Die Sonne ist eine Lichtquelle.‎

   The Sun is a light source.

Noun

Sonne f ‎(genitive Sonne, plural Sonnen)

1. (astronomy) a sun, any star, especially when being the center of a solar system
2. (uncountable) sunshine, sunlight; the light and warmth we receive on Earth from the sun

   Wir hatten den ganzen Tag Sonne. — We had sunshine all day.

   Geh mir aus der Sonne! — Stop blocking the sunlight!

   Laut Wetterbericht wird es morgen Sonne geben. — According to the weather forecast there will be sunshine tomorrow.

Declension

Hypernyms

• Stern m

Hyponyms

• Asteroid m
• Komet m
• Planet m

Synonyms

• (any star): Stern m, Gestirn n
• (sunlight, sunshine): Sonnenschein m, Sonnenlicht n

Derived terms

Related terms

• Sonntag m

English

Noun

sonne ‎(plural sonnes)

1. Obsolete spelling of son
   • 19th century, Jean Ingelow - The Brides of Enderby

     She moved where Lindis wandereth,

     My sonne's faire wife, Elizabeth.

2. Obsolete spelling of sun

Anagrams

• neons, nones, onsen

French

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔn

Verb

sonne

1. first-person singular present indicative of sonner
2. third-person singular present indicative of sonner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of sonner
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of sonner
5. second-person singular imperative of sonner

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔnə/
• Homophone: Sonne

Etymology 1

The usage of this term for plurals stems from the similarity or identity of female singular and (gender-unspecific) plural declensions in German grammar.

Alternative forms

• so'ne
• sone

Pronoun

sonne

1. (colloquial) Contraction of so eine. (so, ein)
2. Ungrammatical alternative form of solch in plural.

   Wer macht denn sonne Sachen?

   Who would do such things?

Etymology 2

Verb

sonne

1. First-person singular present of sonnen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of sonnen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of sonnen.
4. Imperative singular of sonnen.

Middle English

Noun

sonne (plural sonnes)

1. sun

Descendants

• English: sun
• Scots: sun