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zingen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch singen, from Old Dutch singan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪ.ŋə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zin‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋən

Verb

zingen

  1. to sing
  2. (slang) to sing, to blab to the police, to confess under interrogation

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: sing
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: singgi
  • Jersey Dutch: sänge
  • Negerhollands: sing, siṅ
  • Sranan Tongo: singi
    • Caribbean Javanese: singi
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