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Cimbrian

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Verb

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singen

  1. to sing

References

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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singen (class 3 strong, third-person singular 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

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Derived terms

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Adjective
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Further reading

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Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German singen, from Old Saxon singan.

Verb

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

  1. (Low Saxon) to sing

Conjugation

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Conjugation of singen (class 3 strong verb)
infinitive singen
present preterite
1st person singular sing sung
2nd person singular sings(t) sungs(t)
3rd person singular sing(t) sung
plural singt, singen sungen
imperative
singular sing
plural singt
present past
participle singen (e)sungen, gesungen

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch singan, from Proto-West Germanic *singwan.

Verb

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singen

  1. to sing

Inflection

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Conjugation of singen (strong class 3)
infinitive base form singen
genitive singens
dative singene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular singe sanc singe songe
2nd person singular sincs, singes soncs, songes sincs, singes songes
3rd person singular sinct, singet sanc singe songe
1st person plural singen songen singen songen
2nd person plural sinct, singet sonct, songet sinct, singet songet
3rd person plural singen songen singen songen
imperative
singular sinc, singe
plural sinct, singet
present past
participle singende gesongen

Descendants

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  • Dutch: zingen
    • Afrikaans: sing
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: singgi
    • Jersey Dutch: sänge
    • Negerhollands: sing, siṅ
    • → Sranan Tongo: singi
      • → Caribbean Javanese: singi
  • Limburgish: zinge

Further reading

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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singen

  1. alternative form of syngen (“to sing”)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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singen

  1. alternative form of syngen (“to sin”)

Middle High German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old High German singan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠inɡən/

Verb

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singen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present singet, past tense sanc, past participle gesungen, past subjunctive sünge, auxiliary hān)

  1. to sing

Conjugation

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Descendants

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References

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  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “singen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel.

Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsin.ɡen/, [ˈsiŋ.ɡen]

Verb

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singen

  1. plural present subjunctive of singan