Sang

See also: sang, sáng, sàng, sāng, and sǎng

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zaŋ/
Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

Sang m (genitive Sanges or Sangs, plural Sänge)

(archaic) song, chant

Declension

Declension of Sang

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sang	die	Sänge
genitive	eines	des	Sanges, Sangs	der	Sänge
dative	einem	dem	Sang, Sange¹	den	Sängen
accusative	einen	den	Sang	die	Sänge

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

sangbar
sangesfroh
sangeskundig
sangeslustig

sanglich
sanglos
Vogelsang

Related terms

Gesang
Sänger

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German sank, from Old Saxon sang, from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz. Cognate with Old High German sanc (German Gesang (“singing”)), Old Norse sǫngr. Modern cognates include English song and Swedish sång. Related to singen (“to sing”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zaŋk/
IPA^(key): /saŋk/

Noun

Sang m (plural Säng)

the act of singing
a chant, a song