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

• cour