acappellasang
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
a cappella + sang, first part from Italian alla cappella (“in the manner of the [Sistine] chapel”). Last part from Old Norse sǫngr (“song”), from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz (“singing, song”), from Proto-Indo-European *songʷʰos, derived from *singwaną (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *séngʷʰ-e-ti, from *sengʷʰ- (“to recite, sing”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
acappellasang m (definite singular acappellasangen, indefinite plural acappellasanger, definite plural acappellasangene)
- a cappella song
- Jeg har hørt mange fine acappellasanger i kirken.
- I have heard a lot of nice a cappella songs in church.
See also edit
- acappellakor (“a cappella choir”)
References edit
- “acappellasang” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “acappellasang” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).