synge
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish siungæ, from Old Norse syngja (“to sing”), from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sønɡə/, [ˈsøŋə]
Verb
synge (imperative syng, infinitive at synge, present tense synger, past tense sang, perfect tense har sunget)
- sing (to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice)
Conjugation
Inflection of synge
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| simple | synger | sang |
| perfect | har sunget | havde sunget |
| passive | synges | — |
| participle | syngende | sunget |
| imperative | syng | — |
| infinitive | synge | — |
| auxiliary verb | have | — |
| gerund | syngen | — |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse syngja (“to sing”), from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.
Verb
synge (imperative syng, present tense synger, simple past sang, past participle sunget, present participle syngende)
- to sing
Derived terms
- besynge
- synge på siste verset
Related terms
- sang (noun)
- sanger, sangerinne
References
- “synge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
synge (present tense syng, past tense song, past participle sunge, passive infinitive syngast, present participle syngande, imperative syng)
- Alternative form of syngja