singe

English

Etymology

From Middle English sengen, from Old English sengan, sæncgan (“to singe, burn slightly, scorch, afflict”), from Proto-Germanic *sangijanan (“to burn, torch”), from Proto-Indo-European *senk- (“to burn”). Cognate with Dutch zengen (“to singe, scorch”), German sengen (“to singe, scorch”), Icelandic sangr (“burnt, scorched”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɪnʤ/

Verb

singe (third-person singular simple present singes, present participle singeing, simple past and past participle singed)

1. (transitive) To burn slightly.

Synonyms

• scorch

Translations

to burn slightly

Finnish: paahtaa (fi) French: roussir (fr) German: ansengen, versengen Hungarian: pörköl (hu)

Icelandic: svíða (is), brenna (is), sviðna (is), brenna lítillega (is) Norwegian: svi (no) Santali: ᱨᱳ (ro) Spanish: chamuscar (es)

Noun

singe (plural singes)

1. A burning of the surface; a slight burn.

References

• singe in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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French

Etymology

From Latin sīmius.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /sɛ̃ʒ/

Noun

singe m. (plural singes)

1. monkey
2. ape

Anagrams

• geins, ignés, signe, signé

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German

Verb

singe

1. First-person singular present of singen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of singen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of singen.
4. Imperative singular of singen.

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin sīmius.

Noun

singe m. (oblique plural singes, nominative singular singes, nominative plural singe)

1. monkey (animal)

Descendants

• French: singe