Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sonne

/sˈɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: sonne
IPA: /sˈɑn/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of son.

Obsolete

name

Obsolete spelling of sun.

Obsolete

name

Example Sentences

"And when I roſe in the moꝛning to giue my childe ſucke, behold, it was dead: but when I had conſidered it in the moꝛning, beholde, it was not my ſonne, which I did beare."
"19th century, Jean Ingelow - The Brides of Enderby She moved where Lindis wandereth, My sonne's faire wife, Elizabeth."

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish and German Sonne.

Origin

Source language: Danish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Sonne

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

sonnes (plural) the sonne (canonical)

Homonyms

sonn

Rhymes With

on one-on-one come-on put-on run-on john non upon iran don jon con

Questions

How do you pronounce sonne?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɑn/.
What does sonne mean?: Obsolete spelling of son.
Where does sonne come from?: It is traced to Danish.

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