sona

Etymology

From Old Irish sona, from Proto-Celtic *sugnāwos (“well grown”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɔn̪ˠə/^[1], /ˈsˠɞn̪ˠə/^[2]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠʊnˠə/, /ˈsˠʊn̪ˠə/

Adjective

sona

1. happy

Mutation

References

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sona”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Verb

sona

1. inflection of sonare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Naos, Naso, Sanò, anso, ansò, naso, naso-, sano, sanò

Romanization

sona

1. Romanization of ꦱꦺꦴꦤ

Verb

sonā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of sonō

References

• "sona", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔna/

Noun

sona

1. inflection of son:
   1. genitive/accusative singular
   2. nominative dual

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *soná.

Pronoun

soná

1. he, she, him, her, it; class 7 absolute pronoun.

Alternative forms

• sonen

Noun

sona m or f

1. definite feminine singular of sone

Noun

sona f

1. definite singular of sone

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sānō. Related to Old Norse senn, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐍃 (suns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoː.nɑ/

Adverb

sōna

1. immediately, straightaway
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Sebastian, Martyr"

     Hwæt ða nicostratus wearð swiðe afyrht þa ða he þæt wundor ge-seah on his wife gedon and feol adune sona to sebastianes fotum...

     Then Nicostratus was greatly afraid, when he saw the miracle wrought on his wife, and immediately fell down at Sebastian's feet,...

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sugnāwos (“well grown”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsona/

Adjective

sona

1. happy, fortunate

Mutation

Noun

sona

1. genitive plural of sonr

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *soná.

Pronoun

soná

1. he, she, him, her, it; class 7 absolute pronoun.

Etymology

From Old Irish sona, from Proto-Celtic *sognāwos (“well grown”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɔnə]

Adjective

sona

1. happy

   Tha mi cho sona ri bròig! ― I’m as happy as a shoe!

2. fortunate, lucky

Mutation

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *soná.

Pronoun

soná

1. he, she, him, her, it; class 7 absolute pronoun.

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *soná.

Pronoun

soná

1. he, she, him, her, it; class 7 absolute pronoun.

Verb

sona (present sonar, preterite sonade, supine sonat, imperative sona)

1. to atone (to make reparation for a crime or the like)
2. (by extension) to pay (face consequences)

   Han ska få sona sina brott!

   He will pay for his crimes!

References

• sona in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sona in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sona in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• nosa, onas

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋelaʀ.

Etymology 2

Maybe the same as above.

Noun

sona

1. dative singular of son

Noun

sona

1. genitive singular of son

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *soná.

Pronoun

soná

1. he, she, him, her, it; class 7 absolute pronoun.

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *soná.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soːná/

Pronoun

soná

1. he, she, him, her, it; class 7 absolute pronoun.

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “sona”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “sona (6.3)”