er son

Manx

Alternative forms

  • son (especially in fixed phrases such as cre hon (“for what purpose”) and son shickyrys (“for certain”))

Etymology

Compare Irish ar son and Scottish Gaelic airson.

Preposition

er son

  1. for, for the sake of
    Kionneeym's ny lioaryn shid er dty hons.
    I'll buy those books for you.
    Ta mee guee ort er nyn son.
    I pray to you for their sakes.
    er son graih Yee ― for the love of God
  2. in return for
    er son shoh ― in return for this

Usage notes

The corresponding forms of ec are often used with or instead of the possessive adjectives, especially to disambiguate the plurals.

Inflection

Inflection of er son
Person: simple emphatic
singular first er my hon er my hon's
second er dty hon er dty hon's
third m er e hon er e honsyn
f er e son er e sonish
plural first er nyn son er nyn sonyn
second er nyn son er nyn sonish
third er nyn son er nyn sonsyn

Synonyms

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