chanson
See also: Chanson
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃/
Noun
chanson (plural chansons)
- Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song.
- (obsolete) A religious song.
Quotations
- 1602 : Hamlet by William Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2 line 357
- The first row of the pious chanson will show you more,
Translations
French song
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Middle French chanson, from Old French chançon, inherited from Latin cantiō, cantiōnem (“song, singing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃/
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Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Homophone: chansons
- Hyphenation: chan‧son
- Rhymes: -ɔ̃
Noun
chanson f (plural chansons)
Hyponyms
- 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
Descendants
- → German: Chanson
See also
Further reading
- “chanson” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French chançon.
Noun
chanson f (plural chansons)
Descendants
- French: chanson
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from French chanson. Replaced the native word cânchon, also from Latin cantiō.
Noun
chanson f (plural chansons)
Synonyms
Portuguese
Etymology
Noun
chanson f (plural chansons)
Spanish
Etymology
Noun
chanson m (plural chánsones)
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
chanson c
Declension
| Declension of chanson | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | chanson | chansonen | chansoner | chansonerna |
| Genitive | chansons | chansonens | chansoners | chansonernas |
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