son
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Middle English < Old English sunu < Proto-Germanic *sunuz < Proto-Indo-European *suHnús, from PIE root *sewH- (“‘to give birth’”).
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son (plural sons)
- A male child, a boy or man in relation to his parents; one's male offspring.
- The Chinese and Indians say all too often: "I want a son, not a daughter."
- A male adopted person in relation to his adoption parents.
- A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.
- A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.
- He was a son of the mafia system.
- A male descendant.
- The pharaohs were believed to be sons of the Sun.
- A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.
- Son, can't you see that she's just a little girl? — Bruce Springsteen, "Working on the Highway"
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- See also Wikisaurus:son
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a male person in relation to his parents
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an adopted son
a son through close relationship
a son through major influence
male descendant
familiar address
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[edit] Aromanian
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son (plural sonuri)
[edit] Catalan
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son
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son f. (plural sons)
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Latin sonus.
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son m. (plural sons)
- sound
- Le son de ce piano est agréable.
- The sound of this piano is nice.
- Le son de ce piano est agréable.
- outside layer of a grain, bran
- Ceci est du pain de son.
- This bread is done with bran.
- Ceci est du pain de son.
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From Vulgar Latin sum, from classical Latin suum.
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- (possessive) his, her, its (used to qualify masculine nouns)
- Elle a perdu son chapeau.
- She lost her hat.
- Il a perdu son chapeau.
- He lost his hat.
- J'aime son amie
- I like her/his girlfriend
- Elle a perdu son chapeau.
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son m. (plural sons)
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son
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son
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son m. (indeclinable)
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son m. (plural sones)
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- A pleasant sound, tone
- An Afro-Cuban musical form.
- A musical composition in this form.
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son (infinitive: ser)
- Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of ser.
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of ser.
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[edit] Swedish
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Late Modern Swedish m., from Old Swedish son, sun, Old Norse sonr, Old East Norse ᛌᚢᚿᚢ (sunu), from Proto-Germanic *sunuz.
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| Inflection for son | Singular | Plural | ||
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| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Nominative | son | sonen | söner | sönerna |
| Genitive | sons | sonens | söners | sönernas |
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son
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son
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