xilofon

See also: xilòfon

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Xylophon, from French xylophone, from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈksilofon]
• Rhymes: -on
• Hyphenation: xi‧lo‧fon

Noun

xilofon (plural xilofonok)

1. xylophone

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	xilofon	xilofonok
accusative	xilofont	xilofonokat
dative	xilofonnak	xilofonoknak
instrumental	xilofonnal	xilofonokkal
causal-final	xilofonért	xilofonokért
translative	xilofonná	xilofonokká
terminative	xilofonig	xilofonokig
essive-formal	xilofonként	xilofonokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	xilofonban	xilofonokban
superessive	xilofonon	xilofonokon
adessive	xilofonnál	xilofonoknál
illative	xilofonba	xilofonokba
sublative	xilofonra	xilofonokra
allative	xilofonhoz	xilofonokhoz
elative	xilofonból	xilofonokból
delative	xilofonról	xilofonokról
ablative	xilofontól	xilofonoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	xilofoné	xilofonoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	xilofonéi	xilofonokéi

Possessive forms of xilofon
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	xilofonom	xilofonjaim
2nd person sing.	xilofonod	xilofonjaid
3rd person sing.	xilofonja	xilofonjai
1st person plural	xilofonunk	xilofonjaink
2nd person plural	xilofonotok	xilofonjaitok
3rd person plural	xilofonjuk	xilofonjaik

Further reading

• xilofon in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• (rare, nonstandard) silofon, silopon, xilopon, zilofon

Etymology

From English xylophone or Dutch xylofoon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɪˈlɔfɔn]
• Hyphenation: xi‧lo‧fon

Noun

xilofon (first-person possessive xilofonku, second-person possessive xilofonmu, third-person possessive xilofonnya)

1. xylophone

Further reading

• “xilofon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• zilofon

Etymology

From English xylophone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zilofon/
• Rhymes: -ofon, -fon, -on

Noun

xilofon (Jawi spelling زيلوفون, plural xilofon-xilofon, informal 1st possessive xilofonku, 2nd possessive xilofonmu, 3rd possessive xilofonnya)

1. xylophone (musical instrument)

Further reading

• “xilofon” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French xylophone.

Noun

xilofon n (plural xilofoane)

1. xylophone

Declension

Declension of xilofon

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) xilofon	xilofonul	(niște) xilofoane	xilofoanele
genitive/dative	(unui) xilofon	xilofonului	(unor) xilofoane	xilofoanelor
vocative	xilofonule		xilofoanelor