Noun: Sohn
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Sohn |
| Plural | Söhne |
Definite
| Singular | der Sohn |
| Plural | die Söhne |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Sohnes; Sohns |
| Plural | Söhne |
Definite
| Singular | des Sohnes; Sohns |
| Plural | der Söhne |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Sohn; Sohne |
| Plural | Söhnen |
Definite
| Singular | dem Sohn; Sohne |
| Plural | den Söhnen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Sohn |
| Plural | Söhne |
Definite
| Singular | den Sohn |
| Plural | die Söhne |
Sample Sentences
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Biß muthig, Sohn; […] [1774, Der Teutsche Merkur vom Jahr 1774. Achter Band, Weimar, page 42:]
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Lieber Sohn!
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Biß göttsfürchtig, beth Morgens und Abends fleißig, gedenk in all deim Thun an Gott. [1790, Patriotisches Archiv für Deutschland. Zwölfter und lezter Band, Mannheim and Leipzig, page 438:]
Nouns inflected like Sohn
Sohn,
Etymology
1. From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sunu, from Proto-West Germanic *sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
2. 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). See: Dutch Nouns '
zoon', English Nouns '
son', Danish Nouns '
søn', Norwegian Bokmål Nouns '
sønn', Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns '
son', Swedish Nouns '
son', Gothic Nouns '
𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃'.
Verbs referencing "Sohn"
Old English Nouns
sunu, Danish Nouns
søn.
Translations