זון

Hebrew

Root
ז־ו־ן (z-w-n)
5 terms

Etymology

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Noun

זוּן • (zún) m

food, nourishment
(botany) ryegrass, darnel, tare

Verb

זוּן • (zún)

to feed, nourish

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén, from *sóh₂wl̥.

Pronunciation

(YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /zʊn/
(Mideastern) IPA^(key): /zɪn/
(Southeastern) IPA^(key): /zɨn/

Proper noun

זון • (zun) f

(astronomy) the Sun (the star at the center of the Solar System)
די זון איז אַ שטערן וואָס וואַרפֿט אימער אַרויס ענערגיע וואָס באַשאַפֿט שטראַלן.
di zun iz a shtern vos varft imer aroys energye vos bashaft shtraln.
The sun is a star that constantly gives off energy that creates rays.

Noun

זון • (zun) f, plural זונען (zunen)

(astronomy) sun (a star)

Derived terms

זון־אונטערגאַנג (zun-untergang)
זונויפֿגאַנג (zunoyfgang)
זונטיק (zuntik)
זוניק (zunik)
זונפֿאַרגאַנג (zunfargang)
זונפֿלעק (zunflek)
זונרויז (zunroyz)

Etymology 2

From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sunu, from Proto-West Germanic *sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Pronunciation

(YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /zʊn/
(Mideastern) IPA^(key): /ziːn/
(Southeastern) IPA^(key): /zin/

Noun

זון • (zun) m, plural זין (zin), diminutive זונדל (zundl) or זינדל (zindl)

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