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see|Sun|Sun.|sūn|s�n|sùn|sün
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English
Image:The_sun1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The sun
rank|miles|real|eye|495|sun|cut|everything|six

Alternative forms
sense|proper noun|star which the Earth revolves around qualifier|capitalized Sun

Etymology
OE. term|sunne, from PG. *term||sunnon, from PIE. heteroclitic inanimate *term|Wiktionary Appendix:Proto-Indo-European roots|séh₂w<u>l</u>, genitive *term||sh₂uln-ós|of the sun. Cognates include German term|Sonne, Latin term|Sol, Russian term|scCyrl|СолнÑ�е|trSolntse, and Ancient Greek term|scpolytonic|ἥλιοÏ�|trhá¸�lios.

Pronunciation
enPR|/sŭn/, IPA|/s�n/, SAMPA|/sVn/
audio|en-us-sun.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�n
Homophones: son

Proper noun
en-proper noun|sg=the sun

1. The star which the Earth revolves around and receives light and warmth from.<ref name="Illustr. Oxford 1998">The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1998</ref>

Translations
trans-top|the star which the Earth revolves around
Catalan: sol m
Finnish: t+|fi|Aurinko, t+|fi|aurinko
French: t+|fr|soleil|m
Japanese: 太� (����, taiy�) / � (�, hi)
trans-mid
Novial: sune
Occitan: solelh m
Portuguese: t+|pt|sol|m
Spanish: t+|es|sol|m
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Noun
en-noun

1. A star,<ref name="Illustr. Oxford 1998"/> especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
2. The light and warmth which is received from the sun.<ref name="Illustr. Oxford 1998"/>
3. Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.<ref name="Webster's c 2001">Webster's College Dictionary, Random House, 2001</ref>
4. sunrise|Sunrise or sunset.<ref name="Webster's c 2001"/>

Derived terms
rel-top|terms derived from the noun sun
sunbath
sunbathe
sunblind
sunburn
sun cream
sundial
sundown
sunflower
sunglass
sunglasses
sun god
sun hat
rel-mid
sunny
sunrise
sunscreen
sunset
sunshine
sun shower
sunspot
sunstroke
suntan
sunup
there's nothing new under the sun
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Translations
trans-top|any star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system
Czech: t|cs|slunce|n
Finnish: t+|fi|aurinko
ttbc|French: t+|fr|soleil|m
trans-mid
Novial: sune
ttbc|Spanish: t+|es|sol|m, t+|es|estrella|f
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trans-top|light and warmth received from the sun
Finnish: t+|fi|aurinko, t+|fi|auringonvalo, t+|fi|auringonpaiste
ttbc|French: t+|fr|soleil|m
trans-mid
Novial: sune
ttbc|Spanish: t+|es|sol|m
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trans-top|something like the sun in brightness or splendor
Finnish: t+|fi|aurinko
trans-mid
Novial: sune
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trans-top|sunrise or sunset
Finnish: t+|fi|auringonnousu, t-|fi|auringonlasku
trans-mid
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Slovak: slnko n, slnce n
Slovene: sonce n
Somali: qorrax
Swahili: jua
Swedish: sol c
Tagalog: araw
Telugu: స�ర�య�డ� (sooryuDu))
Tupinambá: kûarasy
Turkish: güne�
Tz'utujil: q'iij|q�iij
Ukrainian: �он�е (sontse) n
Võro: päiv
Warlpiri: wanta
Welsh: haul m
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Verb
en-verb|sun|n|ed

1. transitive To expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun.<ref name="Webster's c 2001"/>

#: Beautiful bodies lying on the beach, sunning their bronzed limbs.

1. transitive To warm or dry in the sunshine.<ref name="Webster's c 2001"/>
2. intransitive To be exposed to the sun.<ref name="Illustr. Oxford 1998"/>

Translations
trans-top|to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun
Finnish: ottaa aurinko|aurinkoa
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trans-top|to warm or dry in the sunshine
Finnish: lämmitellä auringonpaiste|auringonpaisteessa (to warm), kuivatella auringonpaiste|auringonpaisteessa (to dry)
trans-mid
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trans-top|to be exposed to the sun
Finnish: olla aurinko|auringossa
trans-mid
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See also
top2
aphelion
helio-
parhelion
mid2
perihelion
solar
sunn
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References
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Category:1000 English basic words

Finnish

Pronoun
sun

1. colloquial|lang=fi your, yours

See also
sinä

Mandarin

Pinyin syllable
sun

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, sūn, s�n, or sùn.

Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Category:Mandarin pinyin

af:sun
ar:sun
zh-min-nan:sun
ca:sun
cs:sun
de:sun
el:sun
es:sun
fa:sun
fr:sun
ko:sun
hy:sun
hi:sun
io:sun
id:sun
it:sun
kk:sun
rw:sun
ku:sun
hu:sun
ja:sun
oc:sun
pl:sun
pt:sun
ro:sun
ru:sun
simple:sun
sr:sun
fi:sun
sv:sun
ta:sun
te:sun
vi:sun
tr:sun
uk:sun
ur:sun
zh:sun

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