sonne

See also: Sonne and sonné

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

• Nones, neons, nones, onsen

French

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔn

Verb

sonne

1. inflection of sonner:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

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 (“such a”). (so, ein)
2. Ungrammatical synonym of solch in plural.

   Wer macht denn sonne Sachen?

   Who would do such things?

Etymology 2

Verb

sonne

1. inflection of sonnen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ.

Noun

sonne f

1. sun
2. sunshine, sunlight

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• sunne

Derived terms

• dobbelsonne
• sonnelijc
• sonnen
• sonnenavont
• sonnenboom
• sonnendach
• sonnenjaer
• sonnenlicht
• sonnenonderganc
• sonnenopgaen
• sonnenopganc
• sonnenrinc
• sonnenscheme
• sonnenschijn
• sonnenstrael
• sonnentoeganc
• sonnenwaert

 

Descendants

• 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

• “sonne”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sonne”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English sunne, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ.

Alternative forms

• sunne, sone, son, sune, sun, sunna, sunnæ, synne, soen
• zunne (Southern West Mid)
• zonne (Kent)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsun(ə)/

Noun

sonne (plural sonnes)

2. The brightest and warmest celestial body, considered to be a planet in the Ptolemic system; the Sun.
   • 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 7-8.

     The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne
     Hath in the Ram his halfe cours yronne,

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. The light and warmth that radiates from the sun; sunlight.
4. (rare) A heavy, yellow metal; gold.

Synonyms

• (planet, metal): sol
• (planet): Phebus

Derived terms

• sonne side
• sonnebeem
• sonnliche
• sonnyssh
• sunni
• under þe sonne
• yong sonne

 

Descendants

• English: sun
• Scots: sun
• Yola: zin

References

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

Etymology 2

Noun

sonne

1. Alternative form of sone (“son”)