antienne

Finnish

Noun

antienne

  1. Genitive plural form of anti + the suffix -nne.

French

Etymology

From Old French antoine, earlier anteivene, anteivne, inherited from Ecclesiastical Latin *antephona, a corrupted form of antiphona. Doublet of antiphone.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tjɛn/

Noun

antienne f (plural antiennes)

  1. (religion) antiphony
  2. chant, refrain

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