Sohn

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Sohn

[zoːn]

Rhymes with oːn

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von Indoeuropäisch: *seu, *sū > Geburt geben, fortpflanzen <. Germanisch: sunuz, Altenglisch: sunu, Altfriesisch: sunu, Altsächsisch: sunu, Althochdeutsch: sunu, Altnordisch: sonr, Gotisch: sunus

noun Tochter · Söhnchen · Söhnlein · Sohnemann · Sohnematz · Sohn

männlicher, direkter Nachkomme In Dynastien sind oft nur die Söhne erbberechtigt.
Similar: Bub, Bube, Bursche, Junge, Knabe

In English

son a male person in relation to his parents
offspring singular offspring (male, female or sex unspecified)

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@misc{sohn_2026,
  title = {Sohn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/sohn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}