son
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle English, from Old English sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz (compare West Frisian soan, Dutch zoon, German Sohn), from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús (compare Tocharian B soṃśke, Lithuanian sūnùs, Russian сын (syn), Avestan hūnuš, Sanskrit sūnú), from *seu̯H- 'to give birth' (compare Old Irish suth 'offspring', Tocharian A/B se/soyä ‘son’, Ancient Greek υἱύς (hyiús), υἱός (hyiós) ‘id.’, Armenian ustr 'id.', Avestan hu- 'to bear, beget', Sanskrit sūte 'she bears, he begets').
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[edit] Noun
- 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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[edit] Aromanian
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Latin sonus
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son (plural sonuri)
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| Other scripts | |
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| Cyrillic | сон |
| Roman | son |
| Perso-Arabic | سون |
[edit] Noun
son definite accusative sonu plural sonlar
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[edit] Catalan
[edit] Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin sum, from Classical Latin suum.
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son
[edit] Etymology 2
From Latin somnus.
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son f. (plural sons)
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology 1
From 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.
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[edit] Etymology 2
Vulgar Latin sum, from Classical Latin suum
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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.
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[edit] Etymology 3
Latin secundus. Cognate with Catalan segó.
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son m. (plural sons)
- bran
- Ceci est du pain de son.
- This bread is done with bran.
- Ceci est du pain de son.
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[edit] Galician
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son m. (plural sons)
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son
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son
- Rafsi of sonci.
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son
[edit] Norwegian Nynorsk
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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.
[edit] References
- “son” in The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
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son m. (feminine sa, plural ses)
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- French: son
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son m. (indeclinable)
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[edit] Spanish
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From Latin sonus.
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son m. (plural sones)
- 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.
[edit] Sranan Tongo
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From Dutch zon.
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son
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Etymology
From Old Swedish son, sun, Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz. Masculine in Late Modern Swedish.
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son c.
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[edit] Turkish
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From Old Turkic soŋ, from Proto-Turkic.
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son
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son
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[edit] Venetian
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son
- first-person singular present indicative of èser
[edit] Volapük
[edit] Noun
son (plural sons)
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- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English nouns
- 1000 English basic words
- en:Family
- Aromanian terms derived from Latin
- Aromanian nouns
- Azeri nouns
- Catalan terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan pronouns
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- French terms derived from Latin
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- French terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- French adjectives
- Galician nouns
- Galician verb forms
- Lojban rafsi
- Northern Sami pronouns
- Northern Sami personal pronouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Old French possessive pronouns
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -er
- Spanish verb indicative forms
- Spanish verb plural forms
- Spanish verb second-person forms
- Spanish verb formal forms
- Spanish verb present forms
- Spanish verb third-person forms
- es:Music
- Sranan Tongo terms derived from Dutch
- Sranan Tongo nouns
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish noun forms
- sv:Family
- Turkish terms derived from Old Turkic
- Turkish terms derived from Proto-Turkic
- Turkish adjectives
- Turkish nouns
- Venetian verb forms
- Volapük nouns
- vo:Family
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