-son

See also: Appendix:Variations of "son"

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Middle English -son, -eson, -esson, -essone, -essonne, from Middle English -es ('s) + sone (son).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /sən/

    Suffix

    -son

    1. Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.
    2. (Hong Kong) Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a given name.

    Derived terms

    See also

    Anagrams

    Icelandic

    Etymology

    From sonur, from Nordic patronymic traditions.

    Suffix

    -son m (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -sonar, nominative plural -synir)

    1. added to a given name (the father's or mother's) to form a patronymic or matronymic last name for the son of the person whose given name is used

    Declension

    Declension of -son (masculine)
    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative -son -soninn -synir -synirnir
    accusative -son -soninn -syni -synina
    dative -syni -syninum -sonum -sonunum
    genitive -sonar -sonarins -sona -sonanna

    Coordinate terms

    Middle English

    Etymology 1

      From -es (-'s) +‎ sone.

      Alternative forms

      • -eson, -esson, -essone, -essonne

      Suffix

      -son

      1. -son
      Derived terms
      Middle English terms suffixed with -son
      Descendants
      • English: -son

      Etymology 2

      Suffix

      -son

      1. alternative form of -isoun

      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Etymology

      From son (son).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /son/

      In patronymics:

      • IPA(key): /so/, /sa/
      • (Selbu) IPA(key): /sã/

      Suffix

      -son m

      1. -son, used in patronymics
        Ivarssonson of Ivar (patronymic)

      Derived terms

      Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -son
      • -dotter

      Swedish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): (in words with two syllables) /sɔn/, (in words with three or more syllables) /ˌsɔn/

      Suffix

      -son

      1. -son

      Usage notes

      • Almost always preceded by the genitive singular form of a given name, for example Johans + -son = Johan's son, son of Johan.
      • Many Swedish emigrants to the United States dropped one of the Ss, turning for example "Andersson" into "Anderson." In Sweden, "Andersson" is about 200 times more common than "Anderson" as of 2024.
      • This is the most common ending for surnames, regardless of gender. Some females, might have -dotter on their last name instead of -son. For example, Amelia Andersdotter and Karin Olofsdotter, but both of them are actual patronymics. Nonetheless, this ending is pretty rare.

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      Welsh

      Alternative forms

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /sɔn/

      Suffix

      -son

      1. (colloquial) verb suffix for the first-person plural preterite
      2. (colloquial) verb suffix for the third-person plural preterite

      Derived terms

      Category Welsh terms suffixed with -son not found