singen

See also: Singen

Cimbrian

Verb

singen

  1. to sing

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

German

Etymology

From Middle High German singen, from Old High German singan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪŋən/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋn̩
  • (file)

Verb

singen (class 3 strong, third-person singular simple present singt, past tense sang, past participle gesungen, past subjunctive sänge, auxiliary haben)

  1. to sing
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 38:
      Er ging rasch und sicher, trällerte vor sich hin, endlich begann er sogar zu singen mit einer schönen dunklen Stimme, die ihm selber fremd vorkam.
      He walked fast and firmly, trilled to himself, finally he even started to sing in a beautiful dark voice, which seemed unfamiliar to himself.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading


Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon singan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Verb

singen (past singular sung, past participle sungen, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (Low Saxon) to sing

Conjugation


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch singan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Verb

singen

  1. to sing

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive singen
3rd sg. past sanc
3rd pl. past songen
Past participle gesongen
Infinitive singen
In genitive singens
In dative singene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular singe sanc
2nd singular sincs, singes soncs, songes
3rd singular sinct, singet sanc
1st plural singen songen
2nd plural sinct, singet sonct, songet
3rd plural singen songen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular singe songe
2nd singular sincs, singes songes
3rd singular singe songe
1st plural singen songen
2nd plural sinct, singet songet
3rd plural singen songen
Imperative Present
Singular sinc, singe
Plural sinct, singet
Present Past
Participle singende gesongen

Descendants

Further reading

  • singhen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • singen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English singan (to sing), from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Verb

singen

  1. to sing
    • a. 1250, unknown, “Sumer is icumen in”:
      Lhude sing cuccu / Groweþ sed / and bloweþ med
      Sing loudly, cuckoo! / seed grows / and fields bloom
      a. 1380, John Wycliffe, Of feyned contemplatif lif, of song, of þe ordynal of salisbury, & of bodely almes & worldly bysynesse of prestis; hou bi þes foure þe fend lettiþ hem fro prechynge of þe gospel:
      Þan were matynys & masse & euen song, placebo & dirige & comendacion & matynes of oure lady ordeyned of synful men, to be songen wiþ heiȝe criynge to lette men fro þe sentence & vnderstondynge of þat þat was þus songen, & to maken men wery & vndisposid to studie goddis lawe for akyng of hedis []
      Then there were matins, mass, evensong, placebo, dirges, commendations, and matins of Our Lady, which originated from sinful men, to be sung with high-pitched shrieking to keep people from the meaning and understanding of that which was sung, as to make men weary and unsuited to study God's law because of headaches []

Conjugation

Descendants


Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German singan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Verb

singen

  1. to sing

Conjugation

Descendants

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.