er son

Manx

Alternative forms
  • son (especially in fixed phrases such as cre hon (“for what purpose”) and son shickyrys (“for certain”))

Etymology

Compare Irish ar son and Scottish Gaelic airson.

Preposition

er son

  1. for, for the sake of
    Kionneeym's ny lioaryn shid er dty hons.
    I'll buy those books for you.
    Ta mee guee ort er nyn son.
    I pray to you for their sakes.
    er son graih Yee ― for the love of God
  2. in return for
    er son shoh ― in return for this

Usage notes

The corresponding forms of ec are often used with or instead of the possessive adjectives, especially to disambiguate the plurals.

Inflection
Singular Plural
Person 1st 2nd 3rd m. 3rd f. 1st 2nd 3rd
Normal er my hon er dty hon er e hon er e son er nyn son er nyn son er nyn son
Emphatic er my hons er dty hons er e honsyn er e sonish er nyn sonyn er nyn sonish er nyn sonsyn

Synonyms
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