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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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Singular
son

Plural
sons

son (plural sons)

  1. 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."
  2. A male adopted person in relation to his adoption parents.
  3. 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.
  4. A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.
    He was a son of the mafia system.
  5. A male descendant.
    The pharaohs were believed to be sons of the Sun.
  6. 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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Latin sonus

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son (plural sonuri)

  1. sound

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son

  1. Possessive pronoun of the third singular person for a singular male object; his, her.

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From Latin somnus

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son f. (plural sons)

  1. sleep

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Latin sonus.

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son m. (plural sons)

  1. sound
    Le son de ce piano est agréable.
    The sound of this piano is nice.
  2. outside layer of a grain, bran
    Ceci est du pain de son.
    This bread is done with bran.

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From Vulgar Latin sum, from classical Latin suum.

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son m. (f. sa, pl. ses)

  1. (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

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sa f., ses pl.


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son m. (plural sons)

  1. sound

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son

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ser.
  2. third-person plural present indicative of ser.

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son

  1. he, she, it

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son m. (indeclinable)

  1. sake, account
    Dèan seo air ar son. - Do this for our sake.

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son m. (plural sones)

Singular
son m.

Plural
sones m.

  1. A pleasant sound, tone
  2. An Afro-Cuban musical form.
  3. A musical composition in this form.

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son (infinitive: ser)

  1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of ser.
  2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of ser.

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From Dutch zon.

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son

  1. sun

[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
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative son sonen söner sönerna
Genitive sons sonens söners sönernas
  1. son; someone's male child
  2. definite nominative singular of so

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son

  1. last, final.

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son

  1. end
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