| 【sing】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "singan." It carries the basic meaning of "sing." from PIE *sengwh- |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "sing"]
sing ****[384] When you sing, you make musical sounds with your voice, usually producing words that fit a tune.
singer ****[1952] A singer is a person who sings, especially as a job.
singing ***[2777] Singing is the activity of making musical sounds with your voice.
song ****[324] A song is words sung to a tune.
[WORD ROOT]root sing
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] sing
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) singan
[MEANING]root sing
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 singan to chant, sing, celebrate, or tell in song
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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sing ★★★★[384] verb from sing
【DEFINITION】 ① When you sing, you make musical sounds with your voice, usually producing words that fit a tune.
② When birds or insects sing, they make pleasant high-pitched sounds.
【Declension/Conjugation】 sang, sung, singing, sings
【ROOTs】 sing; sing
【Etymology】 《Old English singan》 to chant, sing, celebrate, or tell in song
【First Known Meaning】 to chant, sing, celebrate, or tell in song
【DERIVATIVEs】 sing, singable, singing, song, songlike
singer ★★★★[1952] noun from sing
【DEFINITION】 A singer is a person who sings, especially as a job.
【pl.】 singers
【COMPOSITION】 sing + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ sing; sing ⑵ er; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English singan》 to chant, sing, celebrate, or tell in song
singing ★★★[2777] noun from sing
【DEFINITION】 Singing is the activity of making musical sounds with your voice.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 sing + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ sing; sing ⑵ ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English singan》 to chant, sing, celebrate, or tell in song
【DERIVATIVEs】 sing, singable, singing, song
song ★★★★[324] noun from song 〈 sing
【DEFINITION】 A song is words sung to a tune.
【pl.】 songs
【ROOTs】 kettle; sing
【Etymology】 《Old English singan》 to chant, sing, celebrate, or tell in song
【First Known Meaning】 voice, song, art of singing; metrical composition adapted for singing, psalm, poem
【DERIVATIVEs】 sing, singable, singing, song, songlike
Other words containing "sing"; singable, songlike
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
simple
simil-, simul-
sign
sider
side
short
sex
seven
set
servi-, serv-
