sön

See also: Appendix:Variations of "son" and soen

German Low German

Alternative forms

  • sien (in other dialects)

Etymology

From Middle Low German sîn, from Old Saxon sīn.

Compare Plautdietsch sennen, German sein, Dutch zijn, Old English sēon (be).

Verb

sön

  1. (Low Prussian) to be (to exist; copula)

Conjugation

Conjugation of sön
infinitive sön
present preterite
1st person singular sii weer
2nd person singular böst weerst
3rd person singular ös weer
plural sönd weern
imperative
singular sii, wees
plural sönd, weest
present past
participle söend (e)wesen

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Synonyms

  • (in many other Low German dialects) wesen

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sunuz.

Noun

sön m (plural söner)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) son
    Synonym: dring