son

Noun

1. (masculine) sound
2. (masculine, slang) A piece (of music); a (musical) work; an opus.

Det

his, her, their, its (used to qualify masculine nouns and before a vowel)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɔ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: son

Inherited from Latin: sonus

Inherited from Middle French: son

Inherited from Latin: secundus

Inherited from Old French: -

Cognate with Catalan: segó

Cognate with Old Provençal: segon

In summary

Inherited from Old French son, suen, suon, from Latin sonus (the current form may be remade after or influenced by sonner).

Concepts

sound

🔉

his

her

voice

bran

its

noise

their

hers

echo

audio

sound

🔉

tone

sound

🔉

sound

🔉

phone

☎️

sound

🔉

sound

🔉

chaff

sound

🔉

dampen

damp

healthy

⚕️

condition

from

heavy

fathom

come

him

aspirate

acoustic

fantan

effectual

chime

level-headed

legal

dull

articulation

knack

levelheaded

key

🔑

make noise

manner

mood

muffle

mute

🔇

din

nose

👃

one’s

jingle

Synonyms

sa

ses

voix

bruit

sien

sain

⚕️

ton

cliquetis

tintement

écho

bran

dans

de

dériver

descendre

détroit

dynamisme

élan

élu

état

état d’esprit

être

humeur

impulsion

intelligent

interprète

issue

la sienne

légal

les siennes

les siens

lourd

lui

manière

mon

muet

organe

origine

parlement

porte-parole

profond

provenir

quelque chose

quelqu’un

racler

remonter

représentant

rythme

sage

solide

Translations

sonido

🔉

suono

🔉

su

som

🔉

sein

geluid

🔉

dźwięk

suo

ihr

ήχος

Schall

🔉

so

🔉

crusca

Kleie

Ton

Sentences

Aujourd'hui , une rue porte son nom .

Today, a street bears his name.

On reconnaît le style de son dessin .

We recognize the style of his drawing.

Le ' était devenu une victime de son propre succès .

The ' had become a victim of his own success.

Son alimentation a été décrite de façon très générale .

Its diet has been described in a very general way.

Joseph Erhardy veut témoigner de la beauté de son époque .

Joseph Erhardy wants to testify to the beauty of his time.

Son exécution dure environ quarante-cinq minutes .

Its execution lasts about forty-five minutes.