See also: singé and sînge

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle English sengen, from Old English senġan, sænċġan (to singe, burn slightly, scorch, afflict), from Proto-West Germanic *sangijan (to burn, torch), from Proto-Indo-European *senk- (to burn). Cognate with West Frisian singe, sinzje (to singe), Saterland Frisian soange (to singe), Dutch zengen (to singe, scorch), German Low German sengen (to singe), German sengen (to singe, scorch), Icelandic sangur (singed, burnt, scorched).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sɪnd͡ʒ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪndʒ

Verb edit

singe (third-person singular simple present singes, present participle singeing, simple past and past participle singed)

  1. (transitive) To burn slightly.
  2. (transitive) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
  3. (transitive) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
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Noun edit

singe (plural singes)

  1. A burning of the surface; a slight burn.

Etymology 2 edit

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singe (third-person singular simple present singes, present participle singing, simple past sange, past participle sunge)

  1. Obsolete form of sing.

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Alemannic German edit

Etymology edit

Compare German singen.

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singe (third-person singular simple present singt, past participle gsunge, auxiliary haa)

  1. to sing

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French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French singe, from Old French singe, inherited from Latin sīmius.

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singe m (plural singes)

  1. monkey
    Synonym: (Louisiana) macaque m
  2. ape
  3. (derogatory) foolish or mischievous man
  4. (derogatory) shrewd man
    Synonym: renard
    Ne laisse personne entrer dans cette pièce, surtout ce singe-ci.
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  5. (slang) hierarchical superior
    ― Allons voir le vieux singe ! soupira Maigret, qui n’avait jamais pu sentir le juge Coméliau.
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singe

  1. inflection of singen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

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singe

  1. to sing

Conjugation edit

Regular
infinitive singe
participle gesung
auxiliary hon
present
indicative
imperative
ich singe
du singst sing
er/sie/es singd
meer singe
deer singd singd
sie singe
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

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singe

  1. Alternative form of singen

Old French edit

Etymology edit

From Latin sīmius.

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singe oblique singularm (oblique plural singes, nominative singular singes, nominative plural singe)

  1. monkey (animal)

Descendants edit

  • French: singe
  • Norman: sînge (Jersey)
  • Walloon: séndje

Pennsylvania German edit

Etymology edit

Compare German singen, Dutch zingen, English sing, Swedish sjunga.

Verb edit

singe

  1. to sing

Sathmar Swabian edit

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singe

  1. to sing

References edit

  • Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)

Swahili edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish سونگو (süngü).

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singe (n class, plural singe)

  1. bayonet