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German
Etymology
From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sunu, from Proto-West Germanic *sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Compare German Low German Söhn, from Middle Low German sone, from Old Saxon sunu. Compare Dutch zoon, English son, Danish søn, Norwegian Bokmål sønn, Norwegian Nynorsk son, Swedish son, Yiddish זון (zun), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃 (sunus).
Pronunciation
Noun
Sohn m (strong, genitive Sohnes or Sohns, plural Söhne, diminutive Söhnchen n or Söhnlein n)
- son
1774, Der Teutsche Merkur vom Jahr 1774. Achter Band, Weimar, page 42:
1790, Patriotisches Archiv für Deutschland. Zwölfter und lezter Band, Mannheim and Leipzig, page 438:Lieber Sohn!
Biß göttsfürchtig, beth Morgens und Abends fleißig, gedenk in all deim Thun an Gott.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Further reading
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sunu.
Pronunciation
Noun
Sohn m (plural Sehn)
- son
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