songer
See also: Songer
English
Etymology
Perhaps dialectally inherited from Middle English songere, from Old English sangere, from Proto-Germanic *sangwārijaz (“singer”), whence German Sänger, Dutch zanger etc. Equivalent to song + -er. Alternatively newly formed from these components.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒŋə(ɹ)
Noun
songer (plural songers)
- (rare, nonstandard, sometimes humorous) A singer (of songs); a songster.
- 1902, Interstate Druggist, volume volume 3:
- If a man who plays at ping pong is a "ponger," Then a singer of a "singsong" is a "songer"; If the "songer" is a singer. Then the "ponger" is a "pinger," And the man who says it's wrong must be a "wronger."
- 1976, Katie Lee, Ten Thousand Goddam Cattle:
- Will he sing it, I wonder?"
"Chantoozie, I ain't much of a songer any more. I just done that because I was told it was a colorful trait."
- 2012, Susan St. Francis, A Tale of the Bug Fairies:
- No sound of songers chirping or jumbies, foraging for nuts.
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Anagrams
- Egnors, Gerson, Gonser, Gorens, Groens, Negros, Ogrens, ergons, genros, goners, grones, negros, ornges, reongs
Cebuano
Etymology
Blend of song + singer
Noun
songer
- (humorous) A person (a nonsinger) with a surprisingly good singing voice.
French
Etymology
From Old French songier, from Latin somniāre, present active infinitive of somniō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔ̃.ʒe/
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Verb
songer
- (intransitive, literary, with de) to dream
- (intransitive, with à) to think (about), consider (that)
- (intransitive) to ponder, to imagine, to consider
- 1820, Victor Hugo, Lettres à la Fiancée:
- Quant à moi, je suis tout joyeux quand je songe que tu es à moi
- As for me, I am so happy when I imagine you are mine.
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- (transitive, literary) to dream about
- (transitive) to be preoccupied by, with
Conjugation
This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written songe- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.
Conjugation of songer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | songer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | songeant /sɔ̃.ʒɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | songé /sɔ̃.ʒe/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | songe /sɔ̃ʒ/ | songes /sɔ̃ʒ/ | songe /sɔ̃ʒ/ | songeons /sɔ̃.ʒɔ̃/ | songez /sɔ̃.ʒe/ | songent /sɔ̃ʒ/ |
| imperfect | songeais /sɔ̃.ʒɛ/ | songeais /sɔ̃.ʒɛ/ | songeait /sɔ̃.ʒɛ/ | songions /sɔ̃.ʒjɔ̃/ | songiez /sɔ̃.ʒje/ | songeaient /sɔ̃.ʒɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | songeai /sɔ̃.ʒe/ | songeas /sɔ̃.ʒa/ | songea /sɔ̃.ʒa/ | songeâmes /sɔ̃.ʒam/ | songeâtes /sɔ̃.ʒat/ | songèrent /sɔ̃.ʒɛʁ/ | |
| future | songerai /sɔ̃ʒ.ʁe/ | songeras /sɔ̃ʒ.ʁa/ | songera /sɔ̃ʒ.ʁa/ | songerons /sɔ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃/ | songerez /sɔ̃ʒ.ʁe/ | songeront /sɔ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | songerais /sɔ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ | songerais /sɔ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ | songerait /sɔ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ | songerions /sɔ̃.ʒə.ʁjɔ̃/ | songeriez /sɔ̃.ʒə.ʁje/ | songeraient /sɔ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | songe /sɔ̃ʒ/ | songes /sɔ̃ʒ/ | songe /sɔ̃ʒ/ | songions /sɔ̃.ʒjɔ̃/ | songiez /sɔ̃.ʒje/ | songent /sɔ̃ʒ/ |
| imperfect2 | songeasse /sɔ̃.ʒas/ | songeasses /sɔ̃.ʒas/ | songeât /sɔ̃.ʒa/ | songeassions /sɔ̃.ʒa.sjɔ̃/ | songeassiez /sɔ̃.ʒa.sje/ | songeassent /sɔ̃.ʒas/ | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | songe /sɔ̃ʒ/ | — | songeons /sɔ̃.ʒɔ̃/ | songez /sɔ̃.ʒe/ | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Synonyms
- (to dream): rêver
Related terms
- songe
- songerie
- songeur, songeuse
Further reading
- “songer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- en gros, gérons, rognes, ronges, rongés
Middle French
Alternative forms
- songier
Etymology
From Old French songier.
Verb
songer
- to dream
Conjugation
- As parler except an extra e is inserted after the final g before a and o.
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of songer
| infinitive | simple | songer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle1 or gerund2 | simple | songeant | |||||
| compound | present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | songé | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (i’) | tu | il, elle | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | songe | songes | songe | songeons | songez | songent |
| imperfect | songeois, songeoys | songeois, songeoys | songeoit, songeoyt | songions, songyons | songiez, songyez | songeoient, songeoyent | |
| past historic | songea | songeas | songea | songeasmes | songeastes | songerent | |
| future | songerai, songeray | songeras | songera | songerons | songerez | songeront | |
| conditional | songerois, songeroys | songerois, songeroys | songeroit, songeroyt | songerions, songeryons | songeriez, songeryez | songeroient, songeroyent | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie (i’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ilz, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | songe | songes | songe | songeons | songez | songent |
| imperfect | songeasse | songeasses | songeast | songeassions | songeassiez | songeassent | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | songe | — | songeons | songez | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679. | |||||||
| 2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180). | |||||||
Synonyms
- resver
Related terms
- songe
Descendants
- French: songer
Old French
Verb
songer
- Alternative form of songier
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of songer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | songer | avoir songé | |||||
| gerund | en sonjant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | sonjant | ||||||
| past participle | songé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | songe | songes | songe | sonjons | songez | songent |
| imperfect | sonjoie, songeie, sonjoe, songeve | sonjoies, songeies, sonjoes, songeves | sonjoit, songeit, sonjot, songeve | songiiens, songiens | songiiez, songiez | sonjoient, songeient, sonjoent, songevent | |
| preterite | sonjai | sonjas | sonja | sonjames | sonjastes | songerent | |
| future | songerai | songeras | songera | songerons | songeroiz, songereiz, songerez | songeront | |
| conditional | songeroie, songereie | songeroies, songereies | songeroit, songereit | songeriiens, songeriens | songeriiez, songeriez | songeroient, songereient | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses | present | songe | songes | songe | sonjons | songez | songent |
| imperfect | sonjasse | sonjasses | sonjast | songissons, songissiens | songissoiz, songissez, songissiez | sonjassent | |
| compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | songe | — | sonjons | songez | — | ||