sonur

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin sonāre.

Verb

sonur

  1. to ring
  2. to sound

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Noun

sonur m (genitive singular sonar, plural synir)

  1. son

Declension

Declension of sonur (m47)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sonur sonurin synir synirnir
accusative son sonin synir synirnar
dative syni, soni syninum, soninum synum, sonum synunum, sonunum
genitive sonar sonarins sona sonanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔːnʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːnʏr

Noun

sonur m (genitive singular sonar, nominative plural synir)

  1. son
    • Genesis 5:3 (Icelandic, English)
      Adam lifði hundrað og þrjátíu ár. Þá gat hann son í líking sinni, eftir sinni mynd, og nefndi hann Set.
      When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.

Declension

Declension of sonur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sonur sonurinn synir synirnir
accusative son soninn syni, sonu1 synina
dative syni syninum sonum sonunum
genitive sonar sonarins sona sonanna

1Archaic or literary.

Derived terms