sonur

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin sonāre, present active infinitive of sonō.

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

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

m-s3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sonur	sonurinn	synir	synirnir
accusative	son	soninn	syni	synina
dative	syni	syninum	sonum	sonunum
genitive	sonar	sonarins	sona	sonanna

Derived terms

• bróðursonur
• bræðrasynir
• dóttursonur
• fóstursonur
• sonarsonur
• stjúpsonur
• systursonur
• systrasynir