Song

See also: song

English

Proper noun

Song

(historical) A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the beginning of the Yuan.
(historical) A former empire in China, occupying the eastern half of modern China.
(historical) The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned.
A surname.
(geography) A river in Papua New Guinea.
(geography) Various minor rivers in China.

Synonyms

(Chinese state): Sung
(Chinese surname): Sung, Soong
(Chinese rivers): Songjiang, Song Jiang

Translations

Chinese Dynasty & Era

Chinese:
Cantonese: 宋朝 (sung³ ciu⁴)

Mandarin: 宋朝 (zh) (Sòng Cháo)

Japanese: 宋朝 (そうちょう, Sōchō)
Vietnamese: nhà Tống

Chinese Kingdom

Chinese:
Mandarin: 宋 (zh) (Sòng), 宋朝 (zh) (Sòng Cháo)

Vietnamese: Tống

Chinese Surname

Chinese:
Mandarin: 宋 (zh) (Sòng), 松 (zh) (Sōng), 鬆 (zh) (Sōng)

Vietnamese: Tống

Anagrams

NGOs, NGSO, Ngos, gons, nogs, snog

German

Etymology

From English song. Doublet of inherited Sang.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɔŋ/
IPA^(key): /zɔŋ/ (some speakers; chiefly dated)
Audio (file)

Noun

Song m (genitive Songs, plural Songs)

(colloquial) a song of modern popular music

Declension

Declension of Song

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Song	die	Songs
genitive	eines	des	Songs	der	Songs
dative	einem	dem	Song	den	Songs
accusative	einen	den	Song	die	Songs

Hyponyms

Instrumentalsong

See also

Lied
Musikstück, Stück

Further reading

Song in Duden online

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