Sohn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús. Compare Middle Low German sone, from Old Saxon sunu. Compare modern Low German Söhn, Dutch zoon, English son, Danish søn, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃 (sunus).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zoːn/
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Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

Sohn m (genitive Sohnes or Sohns, plural Söhne, diminutive Söhnchen n or Söhnlein n)

son
- 1774, Der Teutsche Merkur vom Jahr 1774. Achter Band, Weimar, p. 42:
  Biß muthig, Sohn; […]
- 1790, Patriotisches Archiv für Deutschland. Zwölfter und lezter Band, Mannheim and Leipzig, p. 438:
  Lieber Sohn!
  Biß göttsfürchtig, beth Morgens und Abends fleißig, gedenk in all deim Thun an Gott.

Declension

Declension of Sohn

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sohn	die	Söhne
genitive	eines	des	Sohnes, Sohns	der	Söhne
dative	einem	dem	Sohn, Sohne¹	den	Söhnen
accusative	einen	den	Sohn	die	Söhne

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

Sohn in Duden online

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