sunnu

See also: sūnnǚ

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• sunna, sònnò, ŝchunna, ŝchunnà

Etymology

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ. Cognate with German Sonne, Dutch zon, English sun, Icelandic sunna.

Noun

sunnu f

1. (Issime) 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

Gun

Etymology

Cognates include Fon súnnù, Saxwe Gbe ŋusúnglò, Aja (West Africa) ŋsù, Ewe ŋutsu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sṹ.nũ̀/

Noun

súnnù (plural súnnù lɛ́ or súnnù lẹ́)

1. man

Derived terms

• vísúnnù (“boy”)

Related terms

• nyɔnú (“woman”) (Benin)
• yọnnú (“woman”) (Nigeria)
• asú (“male”)
• asì (“female”)

Old English

Noun

sunnu m

1. alternative form of sunne

Old Norse

Noun

sunnu

1. accusative/dative/genitive singular of sunna

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• sù

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsun.nu/
• Hyphenation: sùn‧nu

Verb

sunnu

1. third-person plural present indicative tense of èssiri