theremin

English

Wikipedia

A modern theremin

Etymology

From its inventor Léon Theremin. Theremin is a French surname (compare Russian Термен (Termen)).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈθɐɹ.ə.ˌmɪn/, /ˈθɛ.ɹɨ.mɪn/

Noun

theremin (plural theremins)

1. An electronic musical instrument that generates sound of varying pitch and volume depending on the proximity of the musician’s hands to two antennae mounted on the instrument.

Translations

electronic musical instrument

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 特雷門 (cmn), 特雷门 (cmn) (tèléimén), 泰勒明電子琴 (cmn), 泰勒明电子琴 (cmn) (tàilèmíng diànzǐqín)

• Finnish: theremin (fi)
• French: thérémine (fr) m
• Russian: терменвокс (ru) (termenvóks) m

Derived terms

• thereminist

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Finnish

Noun

theremin

1. (music) theremin

Declension

Declension of theremin (type risti) singular plural nominative theremin thereminit genitive thereminin thereminien partitive thereminiä thereminejä accusative theremin thereminin thereminit inessive thereminissä theremineissä elative thereministä theremineistä illative thereminiin theremineihin adessive thereminillä theremineillä ablative thereminiltä theremineiltä allative thereminille theremineille essive theremininä theremineinä translative thereminiksi theremineiksi instructive – thereminein abessive thereminittä theremineittä comitative – theremineineen