Sönerna

Sönerna is the Swedish word for "the sons" and is the definite plural form of the noun son. It is used to refer to the male children of a person or family, or to a specific group of male offspring mentioned in context.

Grammar and usage: The indefinite plural is söner. To specify "the sons" in Swedish, the definite article is suffixed: sönerna. For example, Sönerna till kungen means "the king's sons." Definite plural nouns such as sönerna appear in narrative prose, genealogical lists, and other contexts where a specified set of sons is being discussed.

Historical and cultural context: In traditional naming, "son" is a root in patronymic surnames in Swedish and other Scandinavian languages, as in Andersson (son of Anders). The modern practice uses fixed surnames, while sönerna remains a common substantive used in genealogical and historical writing to denote a group's male offspring.

In contemporary Swedish, sönerna is typically used descriptively and is not a name of a specific group. It may appear in genealogical records, historical narratives, or literary texts to indicate male offspring, without implying any formal organization.