zingen

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)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zin‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋən

Verb

zingen

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

Inflection

Inflection of zingen (strong class 3a)
infinitive zingen
past singular zong
past participle gezongen
infinitive zingen
gerund zingen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular zingzong
2nd person sing. (jij) zingtzong
2nd person sing. (u) zingtzong
2nd person sing. (gij) zingtzongt
3rd person singular zingtzong
plural zingenzongen
subjunctive sing.1 zingezonge
subjunctive plur.1 zingenzongen
imperative sing. zing
imperative plur.1 zingt
participles zingendgezongen
1) Archaic.

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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