"sun" meaning in Middle High German

See sun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈs̠un/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE)
Etymology: Inherited from Old High German sunu, from Proto-West Germanic *sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|gmh|goh|sunu|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old High German sunu, {{inh+|gmh|goh|sunu}} Inherited from Old High German sunu, {{inh|gmh|gmw-pro|*sunu}} Proto-West Germanic *sunu, {{inh|gmh|gem-pro|*sunuz}} Proto-Germanic *sunuz, {{inh|gmh|ine-pro|*suHnús}} Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Head templates: {{head|gmh|noun|g=m}} sun m Inflection templates: {{gmh-ndecl|m.genes:s.nompl:süne.genpl:süne.datpl:sünen}} Forms: strong [table-tags], ein [indefinite, nominative, singular], dër [definite, nominative, singular], sun [nominative, noun, singular], die [definite, nominative, plural], süne [nominative, noun, plural], eines [genitive, indefinite, singular], dës [definite, genitive, singular], sunes [genitive, noun, singular], suns [genitive, noun, singular], dër [definite, genitive, plural], süne [genitive, noun, plural], eime [dative, indefinite, singular], dëm [dative, definite, singular], sune [dative, noun, singular], dën [dative, definite, plural], sünen [dative, noun, plural], einen [accusative, indefinite, singular], dën [accusative, definite, singular], sun [accusative, noun, singular], die [accusative, definite, plural], süne [accusative, noun, plural], suon [alternative], sūn [alternative], son [alternative]
  1. son Tags: masculine
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "word": "Sohn"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Vilamovian",
      "lang_code": "wym",
      "word": "zun"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Vilamovian",
      "lang_code": "wym",
      "word": "zūn"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "zun",
      "word": "זון"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "sunu",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German sunu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "sunu"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old High German sunu",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sunu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sunu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*sunuz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sunuz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*suHnús"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *suHnús",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old High German sunu, from Proto-West Germanic *sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmh-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "süne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eines",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sunes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "süne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dëm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sune",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sünen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "süne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sūn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "son",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "sun m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m.genes:s.nompl:süne.genpl:süne.datpl:sünen"
      },
      "name": "gmh-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German strong masculine nouns without umlaut",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 31 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "gmh",
          "name": "Male family members",
          "orig": "gmh:Male family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "son"
      ],
      "id": "en-sun-gmh-noun-mKpmdUgl",
      "links": [
        [
          "son",
          "son#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈs̠un/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sun"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 31 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "word": "Sohn"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Vilamovian",
      "lang_code": "wym",
      "word": "zun"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Vilamovian",
      "lang_code": "wym",
      "word": "zūn"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "zun",
      "word": "זון"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "sunu",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German sunu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "sunu"
      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sunu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sunu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*sunuz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sunuz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*suHnús"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *suHnús",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old High German sunu, from Proto-West Germanic *sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmh-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "süne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eines",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sunes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "süne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dëm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sune",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sünen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "süne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sūn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "son",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "sun m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m.genes:s.nompl:süne.genpl:süne.datpl:sünen"
      },
      "name": "gmh-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle High German lemmas",
        "Middle High German masculine nouns",
        "Middle High German nouns",
        "Middle High German strong masculine nouns without umlaut",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Old High German",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 31 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "gmh:Male family members"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "son"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "son",
          "son#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈs̠un/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sun"
}

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