Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥der.
Proto-Germanic *sunnô
Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ
Proto-West Germanic *sunnā
Old English sunne
Middle English sonne
English sun
From Middle English soen, son, sone, sonne, sun, sune, sunna, sunne, sunnæ, synne, zonne, zunne, from Old English sunna, sunne, sunnu (“sun”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ (“sun”), from heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen-, oblique of Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots sun (“sun”), Yola zin (“sun”), North Frisian san, Sen (“sun”), Saterland Frisian Sunne (“sun”), West Frisian sinne (“sun”), Alemannic German ŝchunna, ŝchunnà, sònnò, sunna, sunnu, Sunnä (“sun”), Bavarian Sun, suna, sune, Sunn, sunne (“sun”), Cimbrian sonde, sunn, zunna (“sun”), Dutch zon, zonne (“sun”), German Sonne (“sun”), Limburgish Ṣon, Sonn, zón (“sun”), Low German Sünn, Sünne (“sun”), Luxembourgish Sonn (“sun”), Mòcheno sunn (“sun”), Vilamovian zun, zunn (“sun”), West Flemish zunne (“sun”), Yiddish זון (zun, “sun”), Icelandic sunna (“sun”), Crimean Gothic sune (“sun”), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō, “the Sun”); outside of Germanic, Cornish howl (“sun”), Irish súil (“eye; expectation, hope”), Manx sooill (“eye”), Scottish Gaelic sùil (“eye; vision; glance, look; expectation, hope”), Welsh haul, huan (“sun”), Latin sōl (“sun”), Greek ήλιος (ílios, “sun”), Albanian diell (“sun”), Latgalian and Latvian saule (“sun”), Lithuanian saulė (“sun”), Belarusian со́нца (sónca, “sun”), Bulgarian слъ́нце (slắnce, “sun”), Czech slunce (“sun”), Macedonian солнце (solnce), сонце (sonce, “sun”), Polish słońce (“sun”), Russian со́лнце (sólnce, “sun”), Serbo-Croatian су̑нце, sȗnce (“sun”), Slovak slnce (“sun”), Slovene sonce (“sun”), Ukrainian со́нце (sónce, “sun”), Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (huuar^ə, “sun”), Central Kurdish خۆر (xor, “sun”), Gurani وەر (wer, “sun; front”), Ossetian хор (xor), хур (xur, “sun”), Persian هور (hur), خور (xor / xwar, “sun”), Shughni хӣр (xīr, “sun”), Yaghnobi хур (xur, “sun”), Tocharian B swāñco (“beam, ray, sunbeam”), Hindi सूर्य (sūrya), Sanskrit स्वर् (svar, “sun”). Related to sol, Sol, Surya, and Helios. More at solar.
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
Because Haestrom's sun has overwhelmed the planet's protective magnetosphere, humans foolhardy enough to venture into geth-controlled Haestrom must exercise extreme caution. Minutes of radiation exposure will overload shields and hours of exposure will kill. 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Haestrom Codex entry:
(countable, uncountable) The light and heat which are received from the Sun; sunshine or sunlight.
His fair hair waved long and freely over a white and unwrinkled forehead: the life of a camp and the suns of Italy had but little embrowned his clear and healthful complexion, which retained much of the bloom of youth. 1835, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], “The Knight of Provençe, and His Proposal”, in Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes. […], volume I, London: Saunders and Otley, […], →OCLC, book II (The Revolution), page 184:
The sun was on the old man's left arm and shoulder and on his back. 1952 September 1, Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 67:
I have been broiling in the sun all morning.
Lambs that did frisk in the sun. c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
(countable, figuratively, uncountable) Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
[…] I will never conſent to put out the Sun of Sovereigntie to all Poſterity, […] 1649 February 19 (Gregorian calendar), attributed to Charles I of England, “Upon their seizing the Kings Magazines, Forts, Navy, and Militia”, in Έἰκὼν Βασιλική [Éikṑn Basilikḗ]. The Pourtraicture of His Sacred Maiestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings: […], [London: […] Roger Daniel for John Williams], →OCLC, page 65:
For the Lord God is the ſunne & ſhield vnto vs: […] 1560, [William Whittingham et al., transl.], The Bible and Holy Scriptures Conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. […] (the Geneva Bible), Geneva: […] Rouland Hall, →OCLC, Psalmes 84:11, folio 253, recto, column 2:
(literary, uncountable) Sunrise or sunset.
I love these sons of earth every mother's son of them, with their great hearty hearts rushing tumultuously in herds from spectacle to spectacle, as if fearful lest there should not be time between sun and sun to see them all, and the sun does not wait more than in haying-time. 1849, Henry David Thoreau, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, published 1873, page 357:
You see, the President has five jobs, any one of which would be more than a full-time job for one man; but I have to do all five of them between sun and sun. 1962, Harry S. Truman, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman, page 651:
“Tomorrow at first sun.” Not being much of a morning person, she winced internally. “First sun?” “It is the proper time, when the flowers of the pohoroh first open to the light.” 1997, Alan Dean Foster, Howling Stones, page 149:
Imo[gen].[…]Prythee ſpeake, / How many ſtore of Miles may we well rid / Twixt houre, and houre? / Piſ[anio]. One ſcore 'twixt Sun, and Sun, / Madam's enough for you: and too much too. / Imo[gen]. Why, one that rode to's Excution Man, / Could neuer go ſo ſlow: […] 1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], page 381, columns 1–2:
[W]hileſt many an hunger-ſtarved poore creature pines in the ſtreet, wants clothes to cover him, labours hard all day long, runs, rides for a trifle, fights peradventure from Sun to Sun, ſick and ill, weary, full of paine and griefe, is in great diſtreſſe and ſorrow of heart. 1638, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Discontents, Cares, Miseries, &c. causes”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy. […], 5th edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] [Robert Young, Miles Flesher, and Leonard Lichfield and William Turner] for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 1, section 2, member 3, subsection 10, page 110:
(countable, uncountable) A revolution of the Earth around the Sun; a year.
(countable, uncountable) A transversing of the sky by the Sun; a day.
Four suns since was the word brought to me from ‘She-who-must-be-obeyed,’ ‘White men come; if white men come, slay them not.’ Let them be brought to the house of ‘She-who-must-be-obeyed.’ 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
(countable, uncountable) The nineteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot.
(countable, uncountable) The thirty-first Lenormand card.
dz ཉི་མ་ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · wbp wanta (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · blk မွူး (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · th ตะวัน (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · mr सूर्य (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · es ocaso (sunrise or sunset) · hmd 𖼐𖽑𖽪𖾐 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ar شمش (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ak awia (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sw jua (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · es salida del sol (sunrise or sunset) · ja 太陽熱 (light and warmth received from the sun) · ny dzuwa (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · nl zon (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · pap solo (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · gue wulngarn (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · bcl saldang (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sm la (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · za daengngoenz (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · mnc ᡧᡠᠨ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · am ፀሐይ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · crh küneş (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · yua kʼiin (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · yue 太陽 /太阳 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sw miyale (light and warmth received from the sun) · fa خورْشید (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · rif tfušt (light and warmth received from the sun) · hak 日頭 /日头 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · hi सूरज (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ban matanai (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · gd grian (light and warmth received from the sun) · alt кӱнеш (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ca sol (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · et päike (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · qu inti (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sq rreze dielli (light and warmth received from the sun) · txb kauṃ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · cak ik (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ksw မုၢ် (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · szl słůńce (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · esh اَفدِوَرشیَه (sunrise or sunset) · zne uru (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · qua mi (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · su ᮕᮔᮧᮔ᮪ᮕᮧᮆ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · eu iguzki (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tum zuwa (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · rgn sôl (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · hu Nap (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · be со́нца (light and warmth received from the sun) · gd grian (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · izh päiväin (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · km ព្រះអាទិត្យ (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · nap sole (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · kmr roj (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fi aurinko (light and warmth received from the sun) · sv sol (light and warmth received from the sun) · arc ܫܡܫܐ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · id matahari (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · yai хур (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ja 日光 (light and warmth received from the sun) · iu ᓯᕿᓂᖅ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · izh päivyt (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · evn дылача (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · gez ፀሐይ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · zu ilanga (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sh sunce (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ium mba'hnoi (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sah күн (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · mrw alongan (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tg офтоб (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fa شَمْس (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ur سُورْیَہ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · lki ھوەر (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · yue 日頭 /日头 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · akk 𒌓 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ar شمس (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · kl seqineq (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · rif tfušt (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · kk күн (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · phn 𐤔𐤌𐤔 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · xmf ბჟა (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tiw yiminga (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · xh ilanga (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ur خورْشِید (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · lzz მჟურა (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sh сунце (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · yue 熱頭 /热头 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · esu puqlaneq (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ln mói (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · gl sol (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · be со́нца (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · orv сълньце (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ps لمر (light and warmth received from the sun) · ta ஒளி (light and warmth received from the sun) · th แดด (light and warmth received from the sun) · fi aurinko (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · is sól (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · zza tic (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · mrw senang (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · pa ਸੂਰਜ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ro răsărit (sunrise or sunset) · pl promienie słoneczne (light and warmth received from the sun) · hi सूर्य (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · lt saulė (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · izh päivä (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tsg suga (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ru со́лнце (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · sdh خوەر (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tr güneş (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · bn শুরূক (sunrise or sunset) · ur سُورَج (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · hi खुरशीद (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · eo suno (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · esh اَفدِب (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · he שֶׁמֶשׁ (light and warmth received from the sun) · rsk слунко (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ne सूर्य (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · kms nginy (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · cic hashi' (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · zh эрту (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · zh 太陽 /太阳 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ja 恒星 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · kn ಸೂರ್ಯ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ab амра (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · scn suli (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · haw lā (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fr soleil (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · ja 夜明け (sunrise or sunset) · es sol (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ta சூரியன் (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · de Sonne (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · uz quyosh (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ood taṣ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · is sólstjarna (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · roa-tar sule (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · os хур (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sa सूर (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · cjm ꨀꨕꨪꨓꨳꩀ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · hi आफ़ताब (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · lb Sonn (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ru со́лнце (light and warmth received from the sun) · eu eki (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · el ανατολή (sunrise or sunset) · km ថ្ងៃ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · wa solo (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · wbp ngirlilypa (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sv sol (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ha rana (light and warmth received from the sun) · bcl aldaw (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · mkz watu (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · liv pǟvaļikki (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fi auringonvalo (light and warmth received from the sun) · wuu 日頭 /日头 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · nio коу (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tr gün (light and warmth received from the sun) · fo sól (light and warmth received from the sun) · bgs álló (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · mg masoandro (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fa دِرَخْشان (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · ro asfințit (sunrise or sunset) · srh xer (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sk slnko (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · bfq ಚೂರಿಯನ್ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ro soare (light and warmth received from the sun) · fj mata ni siga (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · wmw juwa (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · pi suriya (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · pms sol (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · nv jóhonaaʼéí (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · mt xemx (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · el δύση (sunrise or sunset) · ba ҡояш (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ml സൂര്യൻ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ar شَمْس (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · pl słońce (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sce naran (light and warmth received from the sun) · bm tile (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · wuu 太陽 /太阳 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sv solljus (light and warmth received from the sun) · el ήλιος (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · nds Sünn (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · zza zerq (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · gug kuarahy (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · njo-jgl anü (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · crs soley (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · bua наран (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · khb ᦎᦱᦞᧃ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · quc qʼij (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ko 해 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ja 日 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fi auringonnousu (sunrise or sunset) · cst hismen (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · zza tij (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · uk со́нце (light and warmth received from the sun) · zza roc (diq) (light and warmth received from the sun) · lo ຕາເວັນ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · cy haul (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · uk со́нце (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · esu akerta (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fi aurinko (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ktb arruchcho (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fr soleil (light and warmth received from the sun) · ms matahari (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · km ថ្ងៃ (light and warmth received from the sun) · hi रवि (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · alr титкытит (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sl sónce (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · lv saule (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · apw ya'áí (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · kw howl (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · wbl ӣр (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ceb adlaw (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ltg saule (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · eu eguzki (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · niv кʼеӈ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ht solèy (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · cop ϧⲏⲓ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · bal روچ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · cop ⲣⲏ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ik siqiñiq (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ro soare (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · da sol (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sq diell (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · th แสงแดด (light and warmth received from the sun) · zh 陽光 /阳光 (light and warmth received from the sun) · zu ilanga (light and warmth received from the sun) · haw lā (light and warmth received from the sun) · enm sunne (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · enm sonne (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ky күн (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · as সূৰ্য (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · el ήλιος (light and warmth received from the sun) · hi सूर्योदय एवं सूर्यास्त (sunrise or sunset) · hsb słónco (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · he מָאוֹר (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · mk со́нце (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · th ดวงอาทิตย์ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ady тыгъэ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ug قۇياش (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sea mat jiis (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · nhn tonatih (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · bh सूरज (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · cv хӗвел (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · te సూర్యుడు (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · dv އިރު (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sid arrisho (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · aii ܫܡܫܐ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ja 日の出 (sunrise or sunset) · bn আফতাব (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · rw izuba (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · pdt Sonn (nds) (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · cs slunce (light and warmth received from the sun) · ar شمس (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · pt sol (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · aa ayro (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · yi זון (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ang sunne (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fa خُورْشید (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · shn ဝၼ်း (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · gld сиун (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · zh 日 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · zza perate (sunrise or sunset) · ca sol (light and warmth received from the sun) · ckb خۆر (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · oj giizis (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · kea sol (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tyz tha vằn (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tyv хүн (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · hi आफ़ताब (light and warmth received from the sun) · sv soluppgång (sunrise or sunset) · am ጸሓይ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · af son (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · mi rā (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ko 태양 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · wbp yurrupupu (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · mww lub hnub (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ote hyadi (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · hi ख़्वुरशेद (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · pl światło słoneczne (light and warmth received from the sun) · alt кӱн (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · srn son (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ur رَوی (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · to la'ā (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · grc ἥλιος (light and warmth received from the sun) · tl araw (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · zh 太陽 /太阳 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · es sol (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · sw miyale (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · io suno (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ar شَمْس (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · es sol (light and warmth received from the sun) · ca sol (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · mn нар (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tg офтоб (light and warmth received from the sun) · mba anlaw (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · esu macaq (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tet loro (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · hy արև (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · kmr tav (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · grc ἥλιος (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · bg слъ́нце (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fj siga (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · st letsatsi (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · az günəş (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · xal нарн (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · bfq ಸೂರಿಯ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fo sól (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · hak 太陽 /太阳 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ak owia (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · dsb słyńco (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · nb sol (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ccc mo'sojko (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · pt sol (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · wym zun (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · mww hnub (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ckb ھەتاو (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · uz oftob (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · yai офтоб (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · cst hísmén (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sva ბჟა (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · zh 日頭 /日头 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tiw pukwiyi (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · xdq ба́ре (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fi auringonpaiste (light and warmth received from the sun) · my နေ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · mk со́нце (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · km អាទិត្យ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · is fastastjarna (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · wa solea (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ddg vacu (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ro soare (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · hil adlaw (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · mfe soley (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · el ήλιος (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · sce naran (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · zh жәту (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · bxd pui⁵⁵ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · cjm ꨀꨳꨩ ꨨꨣꨬ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · kha sngi (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · mh aļ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · pl słońce (light and warmth received from the sun) · ps لمر (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · zh 恆星 /恒星 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fa خُور (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tr güneş (light and warmth received from the sun) · ug كۈن (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sa सूर्य (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sw chomoza (sunrise or sunset) · bdq 'năr (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · he שֶׁמֶשׁ (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · bn রোদ্দুর (light and warmth received from the sun) · id surya (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ja 日の入 (sunrise or sunset) · fr soleil (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · rif tfuyt (light and warmth received from the sun) · si ඉර (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fa خور (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ja 太陽光 (light and warmth received from the sun) · ar شمس (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fa آفْتاب (light and warmth received from the sun) · oc solelh (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · cs slunce (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · km សុរិយ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · liv pǟva (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tt кояш (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · bn আফতাব (light and warmth received from the sun) · fy sinne (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · nen du (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ast sol (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tk gün (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tk güneş (light and warmth received from the sun) · fi auringonlasku (sunrise or sunset) · av бакъ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · zh 日頭 /日头 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · he כּוֹכָב (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tg хуршед (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fa شَمْس (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · sv solnedgång (sunrise or sunset) · es orto (sunrise or sunset) · cu слъньце (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fa خُورْشِید (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ur آفْتاب (light and warmth received from the sun) · ga grian (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · gu સૂર્ય (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · wbl йӣр (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · th ดาวฤกษ์ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · es puesta de sol (sunrise or sunset) · pt sol (light and warmth received from the sun) · tmh tăfukt (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · fa خورْشیدْفَش (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · la sōl (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ur شَمْس (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · za gyangjngoenz (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · or ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · gue gangirriny (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ii ꉘꁮ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ki riũa (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · bn সূর্য (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · hi शम्स (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · rom kham (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · msk suga (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ja 太陽 (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · he שֶׁמֶשׁ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · rue со́нце (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · xto koṃ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · om biiftuu (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ha rana (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ssy ayro (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · it sole (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · lij sô (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · ru со́лнце (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tiw warnarringa (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · bkt mói (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · vi mặt trời (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · kum гюнеш (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · tbt esuba (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · rif tfuyt (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · pt nascer/pôr do sol (sunrise or sunset) · lez рагъ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · nci tōnalli (light and warmth received from the sun) · lmy lado (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · bo ཉི་མ (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · nci tonatiuh (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · csb słuńce (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · esh اَفدِب (light and warmth received from the sun) · lt saulė (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) · ka მზე (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) · yue 陽光 /阳光 (light and warmth received from the sun) · hu napfény (light and warmth received from the sun)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥der.
Proto-Germanic *sunnô
Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ
Proto-West Germanic *sunnā
Old English sunne
Middle English sonne
English sun
From Middle English soen, son, sone, sonne, sun, sune, sunna, sunne, sunnæ, synne, zonne, zunne, from Old English sunna, sunne, sunnu (“sun”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ (“sun”), from heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen-, oblique of Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots sun (“sun”), Yola zin (“sun”), North Frisian san, Sen (“sun”), Saterland Frisian Sunne (“sun”), West Frisian sinne (“sun”), Alemannic German ŝchunna, ŝchunnà, sònnò, sunna, sunnu, Sunnä (“sun”), Bavarian Sun, suna, sune, Sunn, sunne (“sun”), Cimbrian sonde, sunn, zunna (“sun”), Dutch zon, zonne (“sun”), German Sonne (“sun”), Limburgish Ṣon, Sonn, zón (“sun”), Low German Sünn, Sünne (“sun”), Luxembourgish Sonn (“sun”), Mòcheno sunn (“sun”), Vilamovian zun, zunn (“sun”), West Flemish zunne (“sun”), Yiddish זון (zun, “sun”), Icelandic sunna (“sun”), Crimean Gothic sune (“sun”), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō, “the Sun”); outside of Germanic, Cornish howl (“sun”), Irish súil (“eye; expectation, hope”), Manx sooill (“eye”), Scottish Gaelic sùil (“eye; vision; glance, look; expectation, hope”), Welsh haul, huan (“sun”), Latin sōl (“sun”), Greek ήλιος (ílios, “sun”), Albanian diell (“sun”), Latgalian and Latvian saule (“sun”), Lithuanian saulė (“sun”), Belarusian со́нца (sónca, “sun”), Bulgarian слъ́нце (slắnce, “sun”), Czech slunce (“sun”), Macedonian солнце (solnce), сонце (sonce, “sun”), Polish słońce (“sun”), Russian со́лнце (sólnce, “sun”), Serbo-Croatian су̑нце, sȗnce (“sun”), Slovak slnce (“sun”), Slovene sonce (“sun”), Ukrainian со́нце (sónce, “sun”), Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (huuar^ə, “sun”), Central Kurdish خۆر (xor, “sun”), Gurani وەر (wer, “sun; front”), Ossetian хор (xor), хур (xur, “sun”), Persian هور (hur), خور (xor / xwar, “sun”), Shughni хӣр (xīr, “sun”), Yaghnobi хур (xur, “sun”), Tocharian B swāñco (“beam, ray, sunbeam”), Hindi सूर्य (sūrya), Sanskrit स्वर् (svar, “sun”). Related to sol, Sol, Surya, and Helios. More at solar.
Meanings
The star that is closest to the Earth.
And the cite hath no nede of the ſunne nether of the mone to lyghten hit. For the bꝛynghtnes off God dyd light hitt: and the lambe was the light off hit. 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, The Revelacion off Sanct Jhon the Devine xxj:[23], folio cccxlij, recto:
'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
The ships would leave Europe in April, when there was a good easterly wind. Trans-Atlantic mariners wanted the wind dead on the stern, so they could run with it, sticking to the same latitude—a method called easting and westing. Columbus, Cabot, and many others had done this. Until the eighteenth century, there was no reliable way to measure longitude, which helps explain why so many could make landfalls from the Bahamas to Newfoundland and believe they were near Asia. Latitude could be fixed by the relationship to the North Star or the sun, one of the few things known in the sixteenth century about celestial navigation. Westing ships out of Bristol reached the Labrador coast and dropped down to Newfoundland. Bretons went straight to the Grand Bank and St. John's. 1997, Mark Kurlansky, “Chapter 4: 1620: The Rock and the Cod”, in Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World, Walker, →ISBN:
"I suppose I may have leave to do that!" Yes, she could do that, he said, but there was no road to that place; it lay east of the sun and west of the moon, and she could never find her way there. 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 233:
sq diell (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mt xemx (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · rom kham (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hy արև (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mmn sega (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fj mata ni siga (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ta வெய்யோன் (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kgp rã (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mi rā (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · wau kamá (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · udm шунды (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · dyo balaab (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · se beaivi (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ky күнөш (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mpi sɨ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sq diejtë (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kls suri (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · akz hasi (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pov sol (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hi सूर्य (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · smn peivi (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · yag löm (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mak allo (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · dtp tadau (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · rm sulagl (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pac mát puaq (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · srn son (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mn ᠨᠠᠷᠠ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · zun yadokkya (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ycl merni (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · wyi ngawan (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sco sun (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ml സൂര്യന് (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pa ਸੂਰਜ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ta ஞாயிறு (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · dsb słyńco (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pwn qadaw (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · xda bunnal (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fa هور (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hi अंशुमान (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · az günəş (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ar شَمْس (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · wuu 日頭 /日头 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kys daw (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sc sole (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mtq măt tlời (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · rm sulegl (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · bal روچ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ss lí-langa (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · cak qʼij (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ms راوي (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · chy eše'he (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ee ɣe (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · zza tij (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fa آفْتَاب (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sux 𒌓 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · lkt wí (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · eo Suno (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · zh тэён (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · zh 日頭 /日头 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · xkn daw (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ka მზე (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · nl Zon (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kbd дыгъэ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · lo ຕາເວັນ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ms mentari (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mua com (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fi aurinko (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · rmq ocán (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · phn 𐤔𐤌𐤔 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · arn aṉtü (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · eo suno (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · cng muyagv (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · knb ilit (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · esu akerta (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · iu ᓯᕿᓂᖅ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ki riũa (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · zea zunne (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ta கதிரவன் (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · es sol (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hi प्रभाकर (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · my ဥဏှဂူ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ms matahari (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ang sunne (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · swb djouwa (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ncl tonali (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · msk suga (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tzm ⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⵜ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · khw یور (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ltg saule (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · eu eki (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · scn suli (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · wuu 太陽 /太阳 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · chg کون (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · jdt cyşmə (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · wao hín (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ur سُورْیَہ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hit 𒀭𒌓𒇷𒄿𒀀 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · lg njuba (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · to la'ā (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pcc danglngonz (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tpn kûarasy (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · zza roc (diq) (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hi दिनेश (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ms شمس (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ln mói (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · shu حراي (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kek saqʼe (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sc soi (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · atj kicikaw pisimw (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · is sunna (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · bcl saldang (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fr Soleil (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · bn সূর্য (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · jkp mü (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · et päike (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ram pyt (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · an sol (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · th พระอาทิตย์ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · si හිරු (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · rif tfušt (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · zh жәту (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · rap ra'ä (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hi आफ़ताब (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sju beäjvvie (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · cy haul (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mlq tele (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · jv ꦱꦽꦔꦺꦔꦺ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ilo init (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · zh 日頭 /日头 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pim keswe (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ady тыгъэ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ncj tonaltzintli (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mvb ǰinxaˀ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · gd grian (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mus hvse (hasí) (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · cbi pahta (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · war sudang (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sl sonce (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · dv އިރު (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mni ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ro soare (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · nci tonatiuh (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · nhw tonati (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mbd sega (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tl araw (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · szl słůńce (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · cjs кӱн (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · nhg tunali̱ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · wym zunn (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · chl támit (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · zh 熱頭 /热头 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · esu puqlaneq (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · se beaivváš (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · it sole (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ood tash (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mas engalong (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · dlm saul (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · om biiftuu (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sga grían (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · vls zon (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ast sol (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · da sol (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · arc שמשא (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · el ήλιος (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ay willka (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · yo òòrùn (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · bkd aldaw (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mzn خارشید (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pau sils (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ms syamsi (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ms syamsu (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kjh кӱн (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · bem akasuba (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · gvp pyt (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sma biejjie (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · wa solea (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sat ᱥᱤᱧ ᱪᱟᱸᱫᱚ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ett 𐌖𐌑𐌉𐌋 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · be со́нца (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fa اَفْتَو (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · com taabe (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · wao híntuʔmeʔ hín (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · frp soley (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tum zuwa (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · rup soare (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · haw lā (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · egl såul (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · rm sulai (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · xpm hixem (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · bh सुरुज (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fa خْوَر (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ebk orkiw (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · la sōl (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mww hnub (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · vi Mặt Trời (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · chl támyat (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · io suno (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · xal нарн (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · nuz tonal (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hy արեգակ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · cku hasí (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sh су̑нце (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ig anyanwụ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · nmn ǁʻân (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mk со́нце (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mjy keesog (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sms peiʹvv (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hak 日頭 /日头 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · yxg bigi (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fa شَمْس (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ssy ayro (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tt кояш (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · de Sonne (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · shi tafukt (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mrw senang (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fr soleil (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · he חַמָּה (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · maz jyaru̷ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · gun kuaray (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · new सूर्द्य (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · nhn tonatih (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · zom ni (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · xmf ბჟა (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tew than (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · rmq cam (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hi शम्स (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kaa quyash (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ru со́лнце (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · wo jant bi (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · bdk вирагъ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mkh-mvi 𩈘𡗶 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ps لمر (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · qua mi (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kn ಸೂರ್ಯ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · my ရဝိန် (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ug قۇياش (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hi सूरज (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · prg saūli (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kac jan (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · apn myt (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ks آکھتاب (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ms منتاري (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · si ඉර (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kg ntangu (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tyz tha vằn (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · txb kauṃ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · my သူရကန် (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · lmw híi (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · azz tonal (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · huz бохъ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mdf ши (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · xok la (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · evn дылача (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pt Sol (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · bol poti (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pim nepass (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · udi беъгъ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sa अंशुमत् (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · myv чи (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pam aldo (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · lus ni (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pad safini (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · xag 𐔱𐔽𐔴𐕘 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sw jua (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · lmo sol (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · bn আফতাব (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · suy mbyry (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ca sol (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ta சூரியன் (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · lzh 太阳 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ba ҡояш (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ce малх (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · qu inti (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · nch tonatij (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · stq Sunne (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ota گونش (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tab ригъ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fj siga (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ta பகலவன் (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kl seqineq (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ky күн (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · th ตะวัน (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · got 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌹𐌻 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ga grian (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pau cheos (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ks رَو (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sc sobi (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kdr кӱнэш (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · swb jua (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · uga 𐎌𐎔𐎌 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pl słońce (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · alt кӱн (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kre wâtâti (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · na ekwan (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mwl sol (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ks آفتاب (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · yox 天道 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tet loro-maran (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · war sirak (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ale agadgix (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ur خورْشِید (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · zku timtu (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fa خور (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · niq asis (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pal 𐭧𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭱𐭩𐭲 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kim һүн (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · uk со́нце (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sjt пе̄ййве (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · bjn matahari (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · yag lam (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · akm oute (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fur soreli (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mas ndama (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · zdj djua (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mnw တ္ၚဲ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · grc ἥλιος (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fa خور (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ses waynaw (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sah күн (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · gv grian (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · gwj ǀamsa (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fo sól (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · wa slo (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · cv хӗвел (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · qwm کون (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hu Nap (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · zh 太陽 /太阳 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · vec sołe (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · quc qʼij (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sai-tap wyry (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · nv shá (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · und ari (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ht solèy (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · yi זון (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · xto koṃ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mwr सूरज (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · lld surëdl (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · oj giizis (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mvi 天道 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · wbp wanta (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · liv pǟva (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ar شمس (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ems macaq (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mdh senang (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · th ดวงอาทิตย์ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ext sol (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ppl tunal (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pap solo (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · smj biejvve (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ttj izooba class 5 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · aa ayro (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mnc ᡧᡠᠨ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · luo chíeng' (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sa सूर्य (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ak ewia (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sc soli (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · av бакъ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sa आदित्य (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · gl sol (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sje bäjjve (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mnw အဒိုတ် (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ja 日 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · swi ndal vanl (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · uz oftob (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hsb słónco (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · nbc chanyu (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · vro päiv (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · arn anchü (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ram pyt (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sv sol (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mhn sunn (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fy sinne (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tk гүн (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · af son (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · csb słuńce (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hi दिनकर (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ne सूर्य (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · nv jóhonaaʼéí (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · frr san (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ae 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · za daengngoenz (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · xer btâ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · lzh 太陽 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · lad sol (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · egy r:a-ra:Z1 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · txu myt (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kne agew (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ms rawi (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fa خورْشید (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · uz quyosh (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · km ថ្ងៃ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tk güneş (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tg офтоб (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ist sul (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · suy mbyt (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sai-tap wyt (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · rup soari (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sit-bok doŋȵi (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · li zón (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · lez рагъ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · io Suno (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · aht saa (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ks سِرؠ یہِ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hi ख़्वुरशेद (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hi रवि (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sk slnko (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ms سوريا (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ckt тиркытир (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kee ozatch (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · lzh 陽 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · aii ܫܸܡܫܵܐ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kab iṭij (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · zh 太陽 /太阳 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mr सूर्य (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · gug kuarahy (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sn zuva (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · yo oòrùn (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mkq hii (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ik mazaq (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pqm kisuhs (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ca solell (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · zu ilanga (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ceb adlaw (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · akk 𒌓 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fud laʻā (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ccc mo'sojko (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · de sunn (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tk gün (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hi भास्कर (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · inh малх (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · lv saule (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · wuh raitek (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fa آفْتَاب (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ay inti (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sjd пе̄ййв (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tpi san (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · jmd lere (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · str SḰEḰEL¸ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ta ஆதவன் (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · br heol (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sa रवि (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ha rana (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kw howl (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pms sol (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kmr roj (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ja 太陽 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ar شَمْس (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ia sol (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hi आदित्य (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mrw alongan (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tiy térésang (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · lad סול (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ug كۈن (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · krc кюн (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ff naange (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kok सुर्यू (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fa خورْشِید (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · my နေ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kqe suga (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · pnt ήλος (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · rif tfuyt (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kpv шонді (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tg Офтоб (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hi दिवाकर (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ne घाम (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · de sunna (Mulhouse) (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · arc ܫܡܫܐ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · id matahari (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · cop ⲣⲏ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · akl adlaw (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · rw izuba (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · fa خْوَرْشِید (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · co soli (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · rys 天道 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mn нар (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sh sȗnce (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · yoi 天道 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ckb خۆر (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · kxd mataari (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ml സൂര്യൻ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · xug 天道 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mos nwiniga (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ko 해 (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ur رَوی (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tet loro (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hop taawa (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · hil adlaw (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · de Sunne (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · eu eguzki (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · xh ilanga (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · sd سوُرَجُ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · khv бухъ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · oc solelh (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · ain クㇷ゚ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · nhx totajtzi̱n (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · mni ꯀꯣꯔꯧꯍꯟꯕ (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · tmh tăfukt (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · lic cahwan (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun) · os хур (the star around which the Earth revolves — see also Sun)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥der.
Proto-Germanic *sunnô
Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ
Proto-West Germanic *sunnā
Old English sunne
Middle English sonne
English sun
From Middle English soen, son, sone, sonne, sun, sune, sunna, sunne, sunnæ, synne, zonne, zunne, from Old English sunna, sunne, sunnu (“sun”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ (“sun”), from heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen-, oblique of Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots sun (“sun”), Yola zin (“sun”), North Frisian san, Sen (“sun”), Saterland Frisian Sunne (“sun”), West Frisian sinne (“sun”), Alemannic German ŝchunna, ŝchunnà, sònnò, sunna, sunnu, Sunnä (“sun”), Bavarian Sun, suna, sune, Sunn, sunne (“sun”), Cimbrian sonde, sunn, zunna (“sun”), Dutch zon, zonne (“sun”), German Sonne (“sun”), Limburgish Ṣon, Sonn, zón (“sun”), Low German Sünn, Sünne (“sun”), Luxembourgish Sonn (“sun”), Mòcheno sunn (“sun”), Vilamovian zun, zunn (“sun”), West Flemish zunne (“sun”), Yiddish זון (zun, “sun”), Icelandic sunna (“sun”), Crimean Gothic sune (“sun”), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō, “the Sun”); outside of Germanic, Cornish howl (“sun”), Irish súil (“eye; expectation, hope”), Manx sooill (“eye”), Scottish Gaelic sùil (“eye; vision; glance, look; expectation, hope”), Welsh haul, huan (“sun”), Latin sōl (“sun”), Greek ήλιος (ílios, “sun”), Albanian diell (“sun”), Latgalian and Latvian saule (“sun”), Lithuanian saulė (“sun”), Belarusian со́нца (sónca, “sun”), Bulgarian слъ́нце (slắnce, “sun”), Czech slunce (“sun”), Macedonian солнце (solnce), сонце (sonce, “sun”), Polish słońce (“sun”), Russian со́лнце (sólnce, “sun”), Serbo-Croatian су̑нце, sȗnce (“sun”), Slovak slnce (“sun”), Slovene sonce (“sun”), Ukrainian со́нце (sónce, “sun”), Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (huuar^ə, “sun”), Central Kurdish خۆر (xor, “sun”), Gurani وەر (wer, “sun; front”), Ossetian хор (xor), хур (xur, “sun”), Persian هور (hur), خور (xor / xwar, “sun”), Shughni хӣр (xīr, “sun”), Yaghnobi хур (xur, “sun”), Tocharian B swāñco (“beam, ray, sunbeam”), Hindi सूर्य (sūrya), Sanskrit स्वर् (svar, “sun”). Related to sol, Sol, Surya, and Helios. More at solar.
Meanings
(transitive) To expose to the heat and radiation of the sun.
Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines. A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
Beautiful bodies lying on the beach, sunning their bronzed limbs.
There were lots of zany antics and we tried not to stare too obviously at the beautiful women toplessly sunning themselves... 2000, William Laurance, Stinging Trees and Wait-a-Whiles: Confessions of a Rainforest Biologist:
(transitive) To warm or dry in the sunshine.
(intransitive) To be exposed to the sun.
(intransitive) To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.
fi lämmitellä auringonpaisteessa (to warm or dry in the sunshine) · es solearse (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) · es solejar (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) · gl asollar (to be exposed to the sun) · fi kuivatella (to warm or dry in the sunshine) · sv sola (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) · zh 曝 (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) · gl asollar (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) · ru загора́ть (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) · fi paistatella (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) · ru суши́ть (to warm or dry in the sunshine) · sw jua (to be exposed to the sun) · ta உலர்த்து (to warm or dry in the sunshine) · fi kuivattaa auringonpaisteessa (to warm or dry in the sunshine) · es asolear (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) · sw miale ya jua (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) · ga grian (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) · ru греть (to warm or dry in the sunshine) · ro însori (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) · es solearse (to be exposed to the sun) · zh 曝 (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) · es asolarse (to be exposed to the sun) · fi kuivata (to warm or dry in the sunshine) · fi olla auringossa (to be exposed to the sun) · ru гре́ться (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) · ro însori (to warm or dry in the sunshine) · es asolar (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) · gl asollar (to warm or dry in the sunshine) · cs slunit (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) · sw kauka (to warm or dry in the sunshine) · ro încălzi (to warm or dry in the sunshine) · es asolearse (to be exposed to the sun) · ro sori (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) · ta காய்ச்சு (to warm or dry in the sunshine) · zh 曬 /晒 (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun)