The usage of this term for plurals stems from the similarity or identity of female singular and (gender-unspecific) plural declensions in German grammar.
Wer macht denn sonne Sachen?
Who would do such things?
From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén-, oblique stem of *sóh₂wl̥. Akin to Low German Sünn, Zunne, Dutch zon, English sun, West Frisian sinne, Icelandic sunna. Further Indo-European cognates include Latin sōl, Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios), Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya), Russian солнце (solnce), Lithuanian saulė, Welsh haul.
Die Sonne ist eine Lichtquelle.
The Sun is a light source.
From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén-, oblique stem of *sóh₂wl̥. Akin to Low German Sünn, Zunne, Dutch zon, English sun, West Frisian sinne, Icelandic sunna. Further Indo-European cognates include Latin sōl, Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios), Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya), Russian солнце (solnce), Lithuanian saulė, Welsh haul.
Wir hatten den ganzen Tag Sonne.
We had sunshine all day.
Geh mir aus der Sonne!
Get lost!
Laut Wetterbericht wird es morgen Sonne geben.
According to the weather forecast there will be sunshine tomorrow.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Sonne | Sonnen |
| Accusative | Sonne | Sonnen |
| Dative | Sonne | Sonnen |
| Genitive | Sonne | Sonnen |