acappellasang

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

a cappella +‎ sang, first part from Italian alla cappella (“in the manner of the [Sistine] chapel”). Last part from Old Norse sǫngr (“song”), from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz (“singing, song”), from Proto-Indo-European *songʷʰos, derived from *singwaną (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *séngʷʰ-e-ti, from *sengʷʰ- (“to recite, sing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akaˈpɛlːasaŋ/

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• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: a‧cap‧pel‧la‧sang

Noun

acappellasang m (definite singular acappellasangen, indefinite plural acappellasanger, definite plural acappellasangene)

1. a cappella song

   Jeg har hørt mange fine acappellasanger i kirken.

   I have heard a lot of nice a cappella songs in church.

See also

• acappellakor (“a cappella choir”)

References

• “acappellasang” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “acappellasang” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).