Vogelsang

English

Alternative forms

• Fugelsang

Etymology

Borrowed from German Vogelsang.

Proper noun

Vogelsang (plural Vogelsangs)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Vogelsang is the 15483^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1891 individuals. Vogelsang is most common among White (93.18%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vogelsang”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Etymology

From Vogel (“bird”) +‎ Sang (“song”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoːɡəlzaŋ/
• Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

Vogelsang m (strong, genitive Vogelsanges or Vogelsangs, plural Vogelsänge)

1. birdsong
   • 1933, “Die Moorsoldaten”, Johann Esser, Wolfgang Langhoff (lyrics), Rudi Goguel (music), performed by leftist political prisoners in Nazi concentration camps:

     Wohin auch das Auge blicket, / Moor und Heide nur ringsum. / Vogelsang uns nicht erquicket, / Eichen stehen kahl und krumm.

     Wherever the eye may gaze, / Bog and heath all around. / No birdsong invigorates us, / Oaks are standing bare and crooked.

Declension

Declension of Vogelsang [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Vogelsang	die	Vogelsänge
genitive	eines	des	Vogelsanges, Vogelsangs	der	Vogelsänge
dative	einem	dem	Vogelsang, Vogelsange1	den	Vogelsängen
accusative	einen	den	Vogelsang	die	Vogelsänge

¹Now rare, see notes.