sön
See also: soen
German Low German
Alternative forms
- sien (in other dialects)
Etymology
From Middle Low German sîn, from Old Saxon sīn, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-. Compare Plautdietsch sennen,German sein, Dutch zijn, Old English sēon (“be”).
Verb
sön
- (Low Prussian) to be (to exist; copula)
Conjugation
Conjugation of sön
| infinitive | sön | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | sii | weer |
| 2nd person singular | böst | weerst |
| 3rd person singular | ös | weer |
| plural | sönd | weern |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | sii, wees | |
| plural | sönd, weest | |
| participle | present | past |
| söend | (e)wesen | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Synonyms
- (in many other Low German dialects) wesen