zon – Dutch noun declension

Dutch noun forms of zon

Noun: zon
Gender: Feminine Hyphenation:
Sg.zon
Pl.zonnen

Sample Sentences

  • De zon schijnt vandaag erg fel. (The sun is shining very brightly today.)
  • De aarde draait om de zon. (The Earth orbits the Sun.)
  • In de zomer komt de zon vroeg op. (In the summer, the sun rises early.)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sonne, from Old Dutch sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂un-, *sóh₂wl̥.

Verbs referencing "zon"

English Nouns sun, German Nouns Sonne, Icelandic Nouns sunna.

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