son
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English sone, from Old English sunu (“son”), from Proto-Germanic *sunuz (“son”), from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús (“son”), from Proto-Indo-European *seu̯H- (“to bear, give birth”). Cognate with Scots son (“son”), West Frisian soan (“son”), Eastern Frisian sone, suun (“son”), Dutch zoon (“son”), Afrikaans seun (“son”), Low German sone, son (“son”), German Sohn (“son”), Danish søn (“son”), Swedish son (“son”), Icelandic sonur (“son”), Lithuanian sūnùs (“son”), Russian сын (syn, “son”), Avestan (hūnuš, “son”), Sanskrit सूनु (sūnú, “son”), Ancient Greek υἱύς, υἱός (hyiús, hyiós, “son”), Albanian çun (“lad, boy, son”), Armenian ուստր (ustr, “son”), Tocharian B soy, soṃśke (“son”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
- 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.
- (Can we date this quote?) Bruce Springsteen, "Working on the Highway":
- Son, can't you see that she's just a little girl?
- (Can we date this quote?) Bruce Springsteen, "Working on the Highway":
- (UK, colloquial) An informal address to a friend or person of equal authority.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:son
Antonyms [edit]
Hypernyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
terms derived from son
Translations [edit]
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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Statistics [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Aromanian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin sonus. Compare Daco-Romanian sun.
Noun [edit]
son n (plural sonuri)
Related terms [edit]
Asturian [edit]
Verb [edit]
son
- third-person plural present indicative of ser
Azeri [edit]
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Cyrillic | сон |
| Roman | son |
| Perso-Arabic | سون |
Noun [edit]
son definite accusative sonu plural sonlar
Declension [edit]
declension of son
Catalan [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Vulgar Latin sum, from Classical Latin suum.
Pronoun [edit]
son
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Latin somnus.
Noun [edit]
son f (plural sons)
Derived terms [edit]
Faroese [edit]
Noun [edit]
son
- accusative singular form of sonur
Finnish [edit]
- Contraction of se on "it is".
French [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Latin sonus.
Noun [edit]
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.
Derived terms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
Vulgar Latin sum, from Classical Latin suum
Determiner [edit]
son m (singular)
- (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.
Related terms [edit]
French possessive adjectives
Etymology 3 [edit]
Latin secundus. Cognate with Catalan segó.
Noun [edit]
son m (plural sons)
- bran
- Ceci est du pain de son.
- This bread is done with bran.
- Ceci est du pain de son.
Anagrams [edit]
Galician [edit]
Noun [edit]
son m (plural sons)
Related terms [edit]
Verb [edit]
son
Lojban [edit]
Rafsi [edit]
son
Northern Sami [edit]
Pronoun [edit]
son
Norwegian Nynorsk [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Noun [edit]
son m (definite singular sonen; indefinite plural søner; definite plural sønene)
- a son
- Han hadde to søner.
- He had two sons.
- Han hadde to søner.
References [edit]
- “son” in The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
Old French [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Pronoun [edit]
son m (feminine sa, plural ses)
Descendants [edit]
- French: son
Scottish Gaelic [edit]
Noun [edit]
son m (indeclinable)
Derived terms [edit]
Skolt Sami [edit]
Pronoun [edit]
son
Declension [edit]
declension of son
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin sonus.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
son m (plural sones)
- A pleasant sound, tone
- An Afro-Cuban musical form.
- A musical composition in this form.
Verb [edit]
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.
Sranan Tongo [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Dutch zon.
Noun [edit]
son
Swedish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Swedish son, sun, Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús. Masculine in Late Modern Swedish.
Pronunciation [edit]
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audio (file)
Noun [edit]
son c
Declension [edit]
Declension of son
Antonyms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
- Andersson
- brorson
- dotterson
- Eriksson
- Johansson
- sonbarn
- sondotter
- sonhustru
- sonlig
- sonnamn
- sonson
- sonsonsson
- styvson
- Svensson
- svärson
- systerson
References [edit]
- son in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
Turkish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Turkic soŋ, from Proto-Turkic.
Adjective [edit]
son
Antonyms [edit]
Noun [edit]
son (definite accusative sonu, plural sonlar)
- end, ending
- Mutlu sonum - I am the happy ending (pronounciation on the first syllable: sonum)
- Mutlu sonum - My happy ending (pronounciation on the last syllable: sonum)
Declension [edit]
declension of son
possessive forms of son
| nominative | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | sonum | sonlarım |
| senin (your) | sonun | sonların |
| onun (his/her/its) | sonu | sonları |
| bizim (our) | sonumuz | sonlarımız |
| sizin (your) | sonunuz | sonlarınız |
| onların (their) | sonları | sonları |
| accusative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | sonumu | sonlarımı |
| senin (your) | sonunu | sonlarını |
| onun (his/her/its) | sonunu | sonlarını |
| bizim (our) | sonumuzu | sonlarımızı |
| sizin (your) | sonunuzu | sonlarınızı |
| onların (their) | sonlarını | sonlarını |
| dative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | sonuma | sonlarıma |
| senin (your) | sonuna | sonlarına |
| onun (his/her/its) | sonuna | sonlarına |
| bizim (our) | sonumuza | sonlarımıza |
| sizin (your) | sonunuza | sonlarınıza |
| onların (their) | sonlarına | sonlarına |
| locative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | sonumda | sonlarımda |
| senin (your) | sonunda | sonlarında |
| onun (his/her/its) | sonunda | sonlarında |
| bizim (our) | sonumuzda | sonlarımızda |
| sizin (your) | sonunuzda | sonlarınızda |
| onların (their) | sonlarında | sonlarında |
| ablative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | sonumdan | sonlarımdan |
| senin (your) | sonundan | sonlarından |
| onun (his/her/its) | sonundan | sonlarından |
| bizim (our) | sonumuzdan | sonlarımızdan |
| sizin (your) | sonunuzdan | sonlarınızdan |
| onların (their) | sonlarından | sonlarından |
| genitive | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | sonumun | sonlarımın |
| senin (your) | sonunun | sonlarının |
| onun (his/her/its) | sonunun | sonlarının |
| bizim (our) | sonumuzun | sonlarımızın |
| sizin (your) | sonunuzun | sonlarınızın |
| onların (their) | sonlarının | sonlarının |
predicative forms of son
| simple present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| ben (I am) | sonum | sonlarım* |
| sen (you are) | sonsun | sonlarsın* |
| o (he/she/it is) | son / sondur | sonlar* / sonlardır* |
| biz (we are) | sonuz | sonlarız |
| siz (you are) | sonsunuz | sonlarsınız |
| onlar (they are) | sonlar | sonlardır |
| simple past | singular | plural |
| ben (I was) | sondum | sonlardım* |
| sen (you were) | sondun | sonlardın* |
| o (he/she/it was) | sondu | sonlardı* |
| biz (we were) | sonduk | sonlardık |
| siz (you were) | sondunuz | sonlardınız |
| onlar (they were) | sondular | sonlardı |
| indirect / unwitnessed past | singular | plural |
| ben (I was) | sonmuşum | sonlarmışım* |
| sen (you were) | sonmuşsun | sonlarmışsın* |
| o (he/she/it was) | sonmuş | sonlarmış* |
| biz (we were) | sonmuşuz | sonlarmışız |
| siz (you were) | sonmuşsunuz | sonlarmışsınız |
| onlar (they were) | sonmuşlar | sonlarmış |
| *Not used, but perhaps rarely - chiefly grammatical formations.
Note: Plural forms are not used with adjectives. |
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Venetian [edit]
Verb [edit]
son
- first-person singular present indicative of èser
Volapük [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
son (plural sons)
Declension [edit]
declension of son
Synonyms [edit]
Coordinate terms [edit]
Hypernyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
See also [edit]
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