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

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ənˈti.fu.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ənˈti.fo.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [anˈti.fo.na]

• Rhymes: -ona

Noun

antífona f (plural antífones)

1. antiphon, antiphony
2. antiphoner

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin antiphōna, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna, “verse response”), from ἀντίφωνος (antíphōnos) "responsive", from ἀντί (antí, “against, in return”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

antífona f (plural s)

1. antiphon

Related terms

• antifonal, antifónico, antifônico (“antiphonal”, adjective)
• antifonário m

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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/ [ãn̪ˈt̪i.fo.na]

Noun

antífona f (plural antífonas)

1. antiphon, antiphony

Derived terms

• antifonal
• antifonario

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001