saxophone
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French saxophone, a combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + -o- + -phone (“something that makes a sound”), from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, voice”). The first element surname is a variant of the German Sachs (“Saxon”). Analyzable as Sax + -o- + -phone.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsaxophone (plural saxophones)
- A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
- Synonyms: sax, gobble-pipe, saxomaphone
- Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist.
- The saxophones typically sit behind the flutes in a concert band.
Derived terms
editTranslations
edita musical instrument of the woodwind family
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Verb
editsaxophone (third-person singular simple present saxophones, present participle saxophoning, simple past and past participle saxophoned)
- To play the saxophone.
References
edit- Wilson, R.M., and Reaney, Percy H., Dictionary of English Surnames, 3rd ed., Oxford University Press, 1995.
Further reading
editFrench
editEtymology
editSax + -o- + -phone. Named after Adolphe Sax (1814–1894), its inventor.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /sak.sɔ.fɔn/
Audio: (file) - Homophones: saxophonent, saxophones
Noun
editsaxophone m (plural saxophones)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editVerb
editsaxophone
- inflection of saxophoner:
Further reading
edit- “saxophone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sek-
- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeh₂- (speak)
- French terms interfixed with -o-
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