antífona

See also: antifona

Catalan

Etymology

From Medieval Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna, verse response), from ἀντίφωνος (antíphōnos, responsive), from ἀντί (antí, against, in return) + φωνή (phōnḗ, sound).

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /ənˈti.fo.nə/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ənˈti.fu.nə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /anˈti.fo.na/
  • Rhymes: -ona

Noun

antífona f (plural antífones)

  1. antiphon, antiphony
  2. antiphoner

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna, verse response), from ἀντίφωνος (antíphōnos) "responsive", from ἀντί (antí, against, in return) + φωνή (phōnḗ, sound).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ˈti.fu.nɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ˈt͡ʃi.fo.na/
  • Hyphenation: an‧tí‧fo‧na

Noun

antífona f (plural antífonas)

  1. antiphon

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna, verse response), from ἀντίφωνος (antíphōnos, responsive), from ἀντί (antí, against, in return) + φωνή (phōnḗ, sound).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈtifona/, [ãn̪ˈt̪ifona]

Noun

antífona f (plural antífonas)

  1. antiphon, antiphony

Derived terms

Further reading

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