sonne

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

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

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.

Etymology 2

Etymology

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

Noun

sonne f

1. sun
2. sunshine, sunlight

Further reading

• “sonne”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “sonne”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Alternative forms

• sunne, sone, son, sune, sun, zonne, zunne, sunna, sunnæ, synne, soen

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsun(ə)/

Noun

sonne (plural sonnes)

1. 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,

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