song
English
/sɒŋ/, /sɔŋ/
noun
Definitions
- A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
- (by extension) Any musical composition.
- Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
- The act or art of singing.
- A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
- (ornithology) The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; contrasts with call
- A low price, especially one under the expected value; chiefly in for a song (for a song).
- An object of derision; a laughing stock.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English song inherited from Old English song inherited from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz (singing, song) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- (sing).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sengʷʰ-
Gloss
sing
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bird English
- birdsong English
- book English
- even English
- evensong English
- fic English
- folk English
- folk song English
- foresong English
- heart English
- heartsong English
- intersong English
- line English
- maker English
- making English
- man English
- microsong English
- midsong English
- multisong English
- nonsongbird English
- opera English
- plain English
- plainsong English
- play English
- playsong English
- presong English
- prick English
- pricksong English
- sheet English
- sing English
- singer-songwriter English
- singsong English
- siren English
- sirensong English
- smith English
- songbird English
- songbirdlike English
- songbook English
- songcraft English
- songer English
- songfest English
- songfic English
- songful English
- songfully English
- songfulness English
- songish English
- songless English
- songlessly English
- songlessness English
- songlet English
- songlike English
- songline English
- songliness English
- songling English
- songly English
- songmaker English
- songmaking English
- songman English
- songsheet English
- songsmith English
- songsome English
- songster English
- songstress English
- songtext English
- songvid English
- songworthy English
- songwriter English
- songwriterly English
- songwriting English
- songy English
- subsong English
- text English
- undersong English
- vid English
- whale English
- whalesong English
- wonder English
- wondersong English
- writer English
- writing English
- ooppera Finnish
- opera Latin
- Sang German
- Song German
- Songschreiber German
- Songtext German
- Sänger German
- Vogelsang German
- opera Hungarian
- capodopera Italian
- manodopera Italian
- opera Italian
- operaismo Italian
- operaistico Italian
- operetta Italian
- operista Italian
- operistico Italian
- bovenzang Dutch, Flemish
- keelzang Dutch, Flemish
- keerzang Dutch, Flemish
- lofzang Dutch, Flemish
- opera Dutch, Flemish
- samenzang Dutch, Flemish
- song Dutch, Flemish
- songfestival Dutch, Flemish
- songtekst Dutch, Flemish
- songwriter Dutch, Flemish
- wildzang Dutch, Flemish
- zang Dutch, Flemish
- zanger Dutch, Flemish
- zangleraar Dutch, Flemish
- zanglerares Dutch, Flemish
- zangvogel Dutch, Flemish
- zwanenzang Dutch, Flemish
- opéra French
- зонг-опера Russian
- о́пера Russian
- опера Russian
- ópera Spanish, Castilian
- ὀμφή Ancient Greek
- *sengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- acappellasang Norwegian Bokmål
- fuglesang Norwegian Bokmål
- nasjonalsang Norwegian Bokmål
- opera Norwegian Bokmål
- sang Norwegian Bokmål
- sangbok Norwegian Bokmål
- sangfugl Norwegian Bokmål
- sangsolist Norwegian Bokmål
- ópera Portuguese
- *sangwaz Proto-Germanic
- *singwaną Proto-Germanic
- sång Swedish
- sångare Swedish
- sångbok Swedish
- sånglärka Swedish
- sångsparv Swedish
- sångsvan Swedish
- vaggsång Swedish
- アニソン Japanese
- ソング Japanese
- テーマソング Japanese
- フォークソング Japanese
- 電波ソング Japanese
- opera Polish
- nasjonalsong Norwegian Nynorsk
- opera Norwegian Nynorsk
- song Norwegian Nynorsk
- songbok Norwegian Nynorsk
- sang Old English
- sangcræft Old English
- song Old English
- song Middle English
- song boke Middle English
- songful Middle English
- songly Middle English
- songster Middle English
- sǫngr Old Norse
- opera Serbo-Croatian
- sléttsöngur Icelandic
- söngur Icelandic
- þjóðsöngur Icelandic
- ópera Galician
- operă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- όπερα Greek (modern)
- sanc Middle Dutch
- опера Bulgarian
- 𐍃𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃 Gothic
- אָפּערע Yiddish
- אופרה Hebrew (modern)
- sang Old Dutch
- gesank Middle Low German
- sank Middle Low German
- sankbok Middle Low German
- опера Ukrainian
- sang Old Saxon
- sānger Old Swedish
- опера Belarusian
- song Tok Pisin
- Song Saterland Frisian
- Songbouk Saterland Frisian
- Sang Low German
- *honkʷʰā́ Proto-Hellenic
- fic
- vid
- man
- book
- folk
- bird
- text
- play
- sing
- even
- line
- smith
- prick
- maker
- songy
- plain
- sheet
- whale
- heart
- opera
- siren
- wonder
- writer
- making
- songer
- songly
- midsong
- subsong
- songful
- songlet
- songvid
- writing
- songfic
- presong
- songish
- songman
- songsome
- songling
- songster
- songbird
- songbook
- songlike
- songtext
- songline
- singsong
- foresong
- songless
- evensong
- songfest
- playsong
- birdsong
- plainsong
- songsmith
- pricksong
- songsheet
- multisong
- songmaker
- songfully
- sirensong
- whalesong
- folk song
- songcraft
- microsong
- intersong
- undersong
- heartsong
- songstress
- songliness
- songmaking
- wondersong
- songwriter
- songlessly
- songworthy
- nonsongbird
- songfulness
- songwriting
- songlessness
- songwriterly
- songbirdlike
- singer-songwriter