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das Sohn

noun · /zoːn/ ·
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).

Translation

  1. son masculine, strong

    Biß muthig, Sohn; […]

    Lieber Sohn! Biß göttsfürchtig, beth Morgens und Abends fleißig, gedenk in all deim Thun an Gott.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Sohn Söhne
Accusative Sohn Söhne
Dative Sohn Söhnen
Genitive Sohnes Söhne