sunna
English
Noun
sunna (countable and uncountable, plural sunnas)
- Alternative form of sunnah
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- sunnu, sònnò, ŝchunna, ŝchunnà
Etymology
From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ. Cognate with German Sonne, Dutch zon, English sun, Icelandic sunna.
Noun
sunna f
- (Formazza) sun, the Sun
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Czech
Alternative forms
- suna
Etymology
From Arabic سُنَّة (sunna).
Noun
sunna f
- sunnah
Related terms
- sunnita
- sunnitský
Further reading
- sunna in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- sunna in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Hausa
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sún.nàː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sɪ́n.nàː]
Noun
sunnā̀ f (plural sunnōnī, possessed form sunnàr̃)
- (Islam) sunnah
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sún.nàː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sɪ́n.nàː]
Verb
sunnā̀ (grade 1)
- (with an indirect object) To give something secretly to someone.
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse sunna, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen- < *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Germanic cognates: Faroese sunna, English sun, West Frisian sinne, Low German Sünn, Zunne, Dutch zon, German Sonne, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō).
Indo-European cognates: Sanskrit स्वर् (svar), Greek ἥλιος (ἥlios), Latin sol, Old Church Slavonic слъньцє (slŭnĭce), Russian солнце (solnce), Latvian saũle, Welsh haul.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʏnːa
Noun
sunna f (genitive singular sunnu, nominative plural sunnur)
- (poetic) sun
- Synonyms: sól, (poetic) röðull
Declension
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sunna | sunnan | sunnur | sunnurnar |
| accusative | sunnu | sunnuna | sunnur | sunnurnar |
| dative | sunnu | sunnunni | sunnum | sunnunum |
| genitive | sunnu | sunnunnar | sunna | sunnanna |
Derived terms
- sunnudagur
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna, “habit, custom”).
Noun
sunna f
- (Islam) sunnah
Middle English
Noun
sunna
- (chiefly Early Middle English) Alternative form of sonne (“sun”)
Old Dutch
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen- < *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Noun
sunna f
- sun
Inflection
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sunna | ̈*sunnon |
| accusative | sunna | *sunnon |
| genitive | *sunnun | *sunneno |
| dative | sunnun | *sunnon |
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: sonne
- Dutch: zon
- Afrikaans: son
- Berbice Creole Dutch: sono
- Jersey Dutch: zon
- Negerhollands: son, zon
- Sranan Tongo: son
- Saramaccan: sónu
- Limburgish: zón
- West Flemish: zunne
- Zealandic: zunne
- Dutch: zon
Further reading
- “sunna”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Etymology 2
Unclear.
Noun
sunna ?
- Son (a village in modern North Brabant, the Netherlands)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “son”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Old English
Etymology
Masculine form of sunne. Cognate with Old High German sunno, Old Saxon sunno.
Noun
sunna m
- Alternative form of sunne
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sunna | sunnan |
| accusative | sunnan | sunnan |
| genitive | sunnan | sunnena |
| dative | sunnan | sunnum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “sunna”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old High German
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, whence also Old English sunne. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen- < *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Compare Old Saxon sunna, Old Dutch sunna, Old English sunne, Old Norse sunna, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō).
Noun
sunna f
- sun
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sunna | sunnun |
| accusative | sunnūn | sunnun |
| genitive | sunnūn | sunnōno |
| dative | sunnūn | sunnōm |
Descendants
- Middle High German: sunne
- Alemannic German: Sunnä
- Italian Walser: sunna, sunnu, sònnò, ŝchunna, ŝchunnà
- Bavarian: Son
- Cimbrian: sunn, sonde, zunna
- Mòcheno: sunn
- Udinese: suna, sune, sunne
- Viennese: Sun
- Central Franconian: Sonn
- German: Sonne
- Luxembourgish: Sonn
- Rhine Franconian:
- Palatine German: Sunn
- Pennsylvania German: Sunn
- Vilamovian: zunn, zun
- Yiddish: זון (zun)
- Alemannic German: Sunnä
References
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *sunnju, from Proto-Germanic *sunjō.
Noun
sunna f
- an excuse
- justification
- law
References
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
- Grimm, Jacob, Teutonic Mythology, vol 1, 1882.
Old Irish
Adverb
sunna
- Alternative spelling of sund
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen- < *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Noun
sunna f (genitive sunnu)
- (poetic, heiti) sun
Declension
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sunna | sunnan | sunnur | sunnurnar |
| accusative | sunnu | sunnuna | sunnur | sunnurnar |
| dative | sunnu | sunnunni | sunnum | sunnunum |
| genitive | sunnu | sunnunnar | sunnna | sunnnanna |
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:non:sól
Derived terms
- setr sunnu (“the seat of the sun; heaven”)
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, whence also Old English sunne. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen- < *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Compare Old Dutch sunna, Old English sunne, Old Frisian sunne, Old High German sunna, Old Norse sunna, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō).
Noun
sunna f
- sun
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sunna | sunnun, sunnan, sunnon |
| accusative | sunnun, sunnan, sunnon | sunnun, sunnan, sunnon |
| genitive | sunnun, sunnan, sunnon | sunnono |
| dative | sunnun, sunnan, sunnon | sunnun, sunnan, sunnon |
| instrumental | — | — |
Descendants
- Middle Low German: sunne
- Dutch Low Saxon: zunne
- German Low German: Sünn, Sünne
- Plautdietsch: Sonn
Romanian
Etymology
From French sunna.
Noun
sunna f (uncountable)
- sunnah
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| f gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (o) sunna | sunnaua |
| genitive/dative | (unei) - | -i |