Saxophon

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

A combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814-1894) + an O to make the word pronounceable + the German affix “phon”, from Greek φωνή, “voice”

Pronunciation
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Noun

Saxophon n (genitive Saxophons, plural Saxophone)

  1. saxophone

Declension
Declension of Saxophon
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Saxophon die Saxophone
genitive eines des Saxophons der Saxophone
dative einem dem Saxophon den Saxophonen
accusative ein das Saxophon die Saxophone
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