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singe

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See also: singé and sînge

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Etymology 1

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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”).

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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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singe (plural singes)

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

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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

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Etymology

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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

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Etymology

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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.
    Don't let anyone enter this room, especially that trickster.
  5. (slang) hierarchical superior
    ― Allons voir le vieux singe ! soupira Maigret, qui n’avait jamais pu sentir le juge Coméliau.
    "Let's go see the old monkey!" sighed Maigret, who had never been able to stand Judge Coméliau.

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German

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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

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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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Middle English

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singe

  1. Alternative form of singen

Old English

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsin.ɡe/, [ˈsiŋ.ɡe]

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singe

  1. inflection of singan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. singular present subjunctive

Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin sīmius.

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

  1. monkey (animal)

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

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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

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singe

  1. to sing

Sathmar Swabian

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singe

  1. to sing

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  • Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)

Swahili

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish سونگو (süngü).

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singe (n class, plural singe)

  1. bayonet
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