chanson
English edit
Etymology edit
From French chanson (“song”), from Latin cantio. Doublet of cantion and canzone.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chanson (plural chansons)
- Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song.
- (obsolete) A religious song.
Quotations edit
- 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 edit
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Anagrams edit
Antillean Creole edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
chanson
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French chanson, from Middle French chanson, from Old French chançon, inherited from Latin cantiō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chanson n (plural chansons, diminutive chansonnetje n)
- chanson (French, lyric-driven song)
Derived terms edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chanson
- chanson (French singing style)
Declension edit
Inflection of chanson (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | ||||
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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. |
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French chanson, from Old French chançon, inherited from Latin cantiōnem (“song, singing”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃/
Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Homophone: chansons
- Hyphenation: chan‧son
- Rhymes: -ɔ̃
Noun edit
chanson f (plural chansons)
Hyponyms edit
- 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 edit
Descendants edit
- 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
- → Greek: σανσόν (sansón)
- → Hungarian: sanzon
- → Japanese: シャンソン (shanson)
- → Korean: 샹송 (syangsong)
- → Norman: chanson
- → Polish: chanson
- → Portuguese: chanson
- → Russian: шансон (šanson)
- → Slovak: šansón
- → Spanish: chanson
- → Swedish: chanson
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “chanson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French chançon.
Noun edit
chanson f (plural chansons)
Descendants edit
- French: chanson (see there for further descendants)
Norman edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French chanson. Replaced the native word cânchon, also from Latin cantiō.
Noun edit
chanson f (plural chansons)
Synonyms edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French chanson. Doublet of canção.
Noun edit
chanson f (plural chansons)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French chanson. Doublet of canción.
Noun edit
chanson m (plural chánsones)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
chanson c
Declension edit
Declension of chanson | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | chanson | chansonen | chansoner | chansonerna |
Genitive | chansons | chansonens | chansoners | chansonernas |