[ˈsɔ.nʊs], [ˈsɔː.nus]
OrigoFrom Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os, from the root *swenh₂- (“to sound”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *swanaz.
- declension-2, declension-4sound, noise; pitch; speech
- declension-2, declension-4, figurativelytone, character, style
- declension-2, declension-4, figurativelyvoice, tongue
“Nunc mihi mīlle sonōs” — Now [grant] to me a thousand voices
Now I could wish for a thousand tongues
- declension-2A tributary river of the Ganges, now the Son River
Formaesonus(canonical, masculine) · variously declined(canonical) · sonī(genitive) · sonūs(genitive) · sonus(nominative, singular) · sonī(nominative, plural) · sonūs(nominative, plural) · sonī(genitive, singular) · sonūs(genitive, singular) · sonōrum(genitive, plural) · sonuum(genitive, plural) · sonō(dative, singular) · sonuī(dative, singular) · sonīs(dative, plural) · sonibus(dative, plural) · sonum(accusative, singular) · sonōs(accusative, plural) · sonūs(accusative, plural) · sonō(ablative, singular) · sonū(ablative, singular)