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

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

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