songbook

Meaning

A book containing songs.

Synonyms

chansonnier

hymn

hymnal

songster

hymnbook

collection of songs

Translations

Liederbuch

zangboek

gezangboek

gezangbundel

Gesangbuch

cancioneiro

cançoner

şarkı kitabı

llibre de cants

livre de cantiques

chansonnier

libro dei canti

canzoniere

cançonièr

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: song boke

Inherited from Old English: sangbōc

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Songbouk

Cognate with Western Frisian: sjongboek

Cognate with Dutch: zangboek

Cognate with German: Gesangbuch

Cognate with Danish: sangbog

Cognate with Swedish: sångbok

Cognate with Faroese: songbók

Cognate with Icelandic: söngbók

In summary

From Middle English song boke, from Old English sangbōc (“a music book; songbook”), equivalent to song + book. Compare Saterland Frisian Songbouk (“songbook”), West Frisian sjongboek (“songbook”), Dutch zangboek (“songbook”), German Low German Sangbook (“songbook; hymnbook; hymnal”), German Gesangbuch (“songbook; hymnbook; hymnal”), Danish sangbog (“songbook”), Swedish sångbok (“songbook”), Faroese songbók (“songbook”), Icelandic söngbók (“songbook”).