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sonly

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Middle English sonely, equivalent to son + -ly. Compare Dutch zoonlijk, German söhnlich, Swedish sonlig.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إِبْنِيّ (ʔibniyy) — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
  • Belarusian: сыно́ўскі (synówski) — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
  • Belarusian: сы́наў (sýnaw) — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
  • Bulgarian: сино́вен (sinóven) — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
  • Czech: synovský — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
  • Danish: sønlig — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
  • Dutch: zoonlijk — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
  • French: filial — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
  • German: söhnlich — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sønnlig — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
  • Polish: synowski — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
  • Russian: сыно́вий (synóvij) — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
  • Russian: сыно́вний (synóvnij) — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
  • Slovak: synovský — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
  • Swedish: sonlig — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
  • Ukrainian: сині́вський (synívsʹkyj) — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
  • Ukrainian: си́нів (sýniv) — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son