sunburn
English
Etymology
From Middle English *sunne burnen, *sonne brennen, *sunne brennen (suggested by derivatives sonne brennynge, sunne brennynge (“sunburn”, literally “sun-burning”) and sunne brente (“sunburnt”), equivalent to sun + burn. Compare West Frisian sinnebrân (“sunburn”), Dutch zonnebrand (“sunburn”), German Sonnenbrand (“sunburn”), Swedish solbränna (“sunburn”), Icelandic sólbruni (“sunburn”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsʌnbɝn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsʌnbɜːn/
Noun
sunburn (countable and uncountable, plural sunburns)
Translations
burn
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Verb
sunburn (third-person singular simple present sunburns, present participle sunburning, simple past and past participle sunburned)
- (intransitive) To receive a sunburn.
- (transitive) To burn or discolour by the sun; to tan.
- Dryden
- Sunburnt and swarthy though she be.
- Dryden
Translations
to receive a sunburn
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