Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.

    First a solitary blackbird started up, and soon the whole forest was alive with birdsong.

  2. (countable, uncountable)A vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with courtship and territory.

    Vogelsang, Vogelgesang

    пе́ниеpénije, трельtrelʹ, пти́чий ще́бетptíčij ščébet

More definitions
  • the characteristic sound produced by a bird

Examples

10 sentences
  1. His father recorded birdsong for him.

    deSein Vater nahm ihm Vogelgesänge auf. — driini

  2. His father recorded some birdsong for him.

    deSein Vater nahm ihm Vogelgesänge auf. — driini

  3. Tom would hearken back to his childhood when he heard the birdsong.

  4. The birdsong was pleasant.

    ruПение птиц было приятным. — odexed

  5. The birdsongs are beautiful.

    deDer Gesang der Vögel ist schön. — al_ex_an_der

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
musical sound made by a bird:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
musical sound made by a bird:

Origin

From bird + song.

From bird + song.

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Forms

plural: birdsongs

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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