chanson

See also: Chanson

English

Etymology

From French chanson f (“song”), from Latin cantio f. Doublet of cantion and canzone.

Pronunciation

• enPR: shäɴ-sôɴ′
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ʃɑ̃ːˈsɔ̃ː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʃɑ̃ˈsɔ̃/

  (General American, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ʃɑ̃ˈsɑ̃/

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ʃɒ̃ˈsɒ̃/, /ʃɑ̃ˈsɒ̃/

  (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ʃɒ̃ˈsɑ̃/, /ʃɑ̃ˈsɑ̃/

• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ːˈsõː/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ʃãˈsɔ̃/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ʃãːˈsɔ̃/
• Homophone: chansons
• Hyphenation: chan‧son

Noun

chanson (plural chansons)

1. Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song.
2. (obsolete) A religious song.

Quotations

• c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], line 357:

  The first row of the pious chanson will show you more,

Translations

French song

• Arabic: no attested term in Arabic, but see أُغْنِيَّة فَرَنْسِيَّة f (ʔuḡniyya faransiyya)
• Armenian: շանսոն (hy) (šanson)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 香頌 / 香颂 (zh) (xiāngsòng)

• Czech: šanson (cs) m
• Finnish: chanson (fi)
• French: chanson (fr) f, chanson française f
• Georgian: შანსონი (šansoni)
• German: Chanson n
• Greek: σανσόν (sansón)
• Hungarian: sanzon (hu)
• Japanese: シャンソン (ja) (shanson)
• Korean: 샹송 (ko) (syangsong)
• Macedonian: шансо́на f (šansóna)
• Polish: chanson (pl) f
• Portuguese: chanson f
• Romanian: chanson (ro) n
• Russian: шансо́н (ru) m (šansón)
• Slovak: šansón m

Anagrams

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Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French chanson f.

Noun

chanson

1. song

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French chanson f, from Middle French chanson f, from Old French chançon f, inherited from Latin cantiō f.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑnˈsɔn/, [ʃɑ̃ˈsɔ̃]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Hyphenation: chan‧son

Noun

chanson n (plural chansons, diminutive chansonnetje n)

1. chanson (French, lyric-driven song)

Derived terms

• chansonnier

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from French chanson f.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑnson/, [ˈʃɑ̝ns̠o̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑnson
• Syllabification^(key): chan‧son
• Hyphenation^(key): chan‧son

Noun

chanson

1. chanson (French singing style)

Declension

Inflection of chanson (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		chanson	chansonit
genitive		chansonin	chansonien chansoneiden chansoneitten
partitive		chansonia	chansoneita chansoneja
illative		chansoniin	chansoneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		chanson	chansonit
accusative	nom.	chanson	chansonit
	gen.	chansonin
genitive		chansonin	chansonien chansoneiden chansoneitten
partitive		chansonia	chansoneita chansoneja
inessive		chansonissa	chansoneissa
elative		chansonista	chansoneista
illative		chansoniin	chansoneihin
adessive		chansonilla	chansoneilla
ablative		chansonilta	chansoneilta
allative		chansonille	chansoneille
essive		chansonina	chansoneina
translative		chansoniksi	chansoneiksi
abessive		chansonitta	chansoneitta
instructive		—	chansonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of chanson (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative chansonini chansonini accusative nom. chansonini chansonini gen. chansonini genitive chansonini chansonieni chansoneideni chansoneitteni partitive chansoniani chansoneitani chansonejani inessive chansonissani chansoneissani elative chansonistani chansoneistani illative chansoniini chansoneihini adessive chansonillani chansoneillani ablative chansoniltani chansoneiltani allative chansonilleni chansoneilleni essive chansoninani chansoneinani translative chansonikseni chansoneikseni abessive chansonittani chansoneittani instructive — — comitative — chansoneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative chansonisi chansonisi accusative nom. chansonisi chansonisi gen. chansonisi genitive chansonisi chansoniesi chansoneidesi chansoneittesi partitive chansoniasi chansoneitasi chansonejasi inessive chansonissasi chansoneissasi elative chansonistasi chansoneistasi illative chansoniisi chansoneihisi adessive chansonillasi chansoneillasi ablative chansoniltasi chansoneiltasi allative chansonillesi chansoneillesi essive chansoninasi chansoneinasi translative chansoniksesi chansoneiksesi abessive chansonittasi chansoneittasi instructive — — comitative — chansoneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative chansonimme chansonimme accusative nom. chansonimme chansonimme gen. chansonimme genitive chansonimme chansoniemme chansoneidemme chansoneittemme partitive chansoniamme chansoneitamme chansonejamme inessive chansonissamme chansoneissamme elative chansonistamme chansoneistamme illative chansoniimme chansoneihimme adessive chansonillamme chansoneillamme ablative chansoniltamme chansoneiltamme allative chansonillemme chansoneillemme essive chansoninamme chansoneinamme translative chansoniksemme chansoneiksemme abessive chansonittamme chansoneittamme instructive — — comitative — chansoneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative chansoninne chansoninne accusative nom. chansoninne chansoninne gen. chansoninne genitive chansoninne chansonienne chansoneidenne chansoneittenne partitive chansonianne chansoneitanne chansonejanne inessive chansonissanne chansoneissanne elative chansonistanne chansoneistanne illative chansoniinne chansoneihinne adessive chansonillanne chansoneillanne ablative chansoniltanne chansoneiltanne allative chansonillenne chansoneillenne essive chansoninanne chansoneinanne translative chansoniksenne chansoneiksenne abessive chansonittanne chansoneittanne instructive — — comitative — chansoneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative chansoninsa chansoninsa accusative nom. chansoninsa chansoninsa gen. chansoninsa genitive chansoninsa chansoniensa chansoneidensa chansoneittensa partitive chansoniaan chansoniansa chansoneitaan chansonejaan chansoneitansa chansonejansa inessive chansonissaan chansonissansa chansoneissaan chansoneissansa elative chansonistaan chansonistansa chansoneistaan chansoneistansa illative chansoniinsa chansoneihinsa adessive chansonillaan chansonillansa chansoneillaan chansoneillansa ablative chansoniltaan chansoniltansa chansoneiltaan chansoneiltansa allative chansonilleen chansonillensa chansoneilleen chansoneillensa essive chansoninaan chansoninansa chansoneinaan chansoneinansa translative chansonikseen chansoniksensa chansoneikseen chansoneiksensa abessive chansonittaan chansonittansa chansoneittaan chansoneittansa instructive — — comitative — chansoneineen chansoneinensa

French

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chanson f, from Old French chançon f, inherited from Latin cantiōnem f (“song, singing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃/

• Audio (Paris):

  (file)

• Homophone: chansons
• Hyphenation: chan‧son
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Noun

chanson f (plural chansons)

1. song

Hyponyms

• ballade
• barcarolle
• berceuse
• carmagnole
• chanson à boire, chanson bachique
• chanson d’amour
• chanson de geste
• complainte
• comptine
• ritournelle
• romance
• séguedille
• scolie
• tube
• tyrolienne

Derived terms

• chansonner
• chansonnette
• chansonnier
• connaître la chanson

Descendants

• Antillean Creole: chanson

Borrowings

• → Arabic: تشانسون (tšansōn)
• → Armenian: շանսոն (šanson)
• → Chinese: 香頌 / 香颂 (xiāngsòng), 香颂 (xiāngsòng)
• → Czech: šanson
• → Danish: chanson
• → Dutch: chanson
• → English: chanson
• → German: Chanson n
• → Greek: σανσόν (sansón)
• → Hungarian: sanzon
• → Japanese: シャンソン (shanson)
• → Korean: 샹송 (syangsong)
• → Norman: chanson f
• → Polish: chanson
• → Portuguese: chanson f
• → Russian: шансон m inan (šanson)
• → Slovak: šansón
• → Spanish: chanson m
• → Swedish: chanson c

See also

• chanson-titre
• chanter
• chanteur
• scande

Further reading

• “chanson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French chançon f.

Noun

chanson f (plural chansons)

1. song

Descendants

• French: chanson f (see there for further descendants)

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French chanson f. Replaced the native word cânchon f, also from Latin cantiō f.

Noun

chanson f (plural chansons)

1. (Jersey) song
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 542:

     I' vit d'amour et de belles chànsons—coum' les alouettes de roques.

     He lives on love and fine songs—as larks do on stones.

Synonyms

• chant

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from French chanson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂãˈsɔw̃/
• Rhymes: -ɔw̃
• Syllabification: chan‧son

Noun

chanson f (indeclinable)(music)

2. (historical) chanson (polyphonic form of secular vocal music from the 15. and 16. centuries)
4. chanson (lyric-driven French song)

Related terms

noun

• chanson de geste

Further reading

• “chanson”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish], 2022
• chanson in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French chanson f. Doublet of canção f.

Noun

chanson f (plural chansons)

1. (music) chanson (traditional French song)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French chanson f. Doublet of canción f.

Noun

chanson m (plural chánsones)

1. chanson

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French chanson f.

Noun

chanson c

1. chanson, hymn

Declension

Declension of chanson

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	chanson	chansons
	definite	chansonen	chansonens
plural	indefinite	chansoner	chansoners
	definite	chansonerna	chansonernas