harmonia

See also: Harmonia, harmónia, harmonía, and harmonią

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἁρμονίᾱ (harmoníā). Doublet of harmony.

Noun

harmonia (plural harmoniai)

1. (music) A harmonic mode in ancient Greek music, characterized by a particular set of chords and rhythmic patterns.
   • 1949, Harry Partch, Genesis of a Music: Monophony: the Relation of Its Music to Historic and Contemporary Trends; Its Philosophy, Concepts, and Principles; Its Relation to Historic and Proposed Intonations; and Its Application to Musical Instruments, The University of Wisconsin Press, pages 320 and 323:

     […] concerning the ancient Greek harmoniai, or modes, in the diatonic genus. […] degree signify the harmonia in which it appears and what degree it represents; for instance, “D-2” means that this ratio—11/10—is the second degree (ascending) in the Dorian harmonia.

   • 1991, 1/1: The Quarterly Journal of the Just Intonation Network, pages 4 and 5:

     In the case of Mixolydian harmonia, the framework chord is ¹⁄₁, ¹⁴⁄₁₁, ¹⁴⁄₁₀, and ²⁄₁. […] while the various diatonic harmoniai are modes of each other, this is not true of the other two genera, which are uniquely derived from their corresponding diatonic forms.

   • 1993, John H. Chalmers, Jr., Divisions of the Tetrachord: A Prolegomenon to the Construction of Musical Scales, →ISBN, page 146:

     In 1935, Hamilton trained a chamber orchestra in Stuttgart to perform in the harmoniai.

   • 1999, Thomas J. Mathiesen, Apollo’s Lyre: Greek Music and Music Theory in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, Lincoln, Neb.; London: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 183:

     While Pollux attributed to Diodorus of Thebes the expansion of the aulos beyond four trupemata, Athenaeus and Pausanias refer to Pronomus of Thebes as the one who developed an aulos that was capable of playing aulema in Dorian, Phrygian, or Lydian harmoniai. In his description of a statue of Pronomus in Boeotia, Pausanias observes: For a time, auletes had three types of auloi. They played Dorian aulema on one, different auloi were made for pieces in the Phrygian harmonia, and the so-called Lydian aulema was played on other auloi.

   • 2020, Edward Nowacki, Greek and Latin Music Theory: Principles and Challenges, University of Rochester Press, →ISBN, page 18:

     That rhythm was somehow implicated in the identity of the harmoniai is suggested in Aristotle’s anecdote about the composer Philoxenus, who attempted to compose a dithyramb, The Mysians, in the Dorian harmonia, but was unable to do so.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin harmonia, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονία (harmonía).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əɾ.muˈni.ə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ər.muˈni.ə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /aɾ.moˈni.a/

Noun

harmonia f (plural harmonies)

1. harmony

Related terms

• harmònic

Further reading

• “harmonia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “harmonia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “harmonia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “harmonia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Esperanto

Etymology

From harmonio (“harmony”) +‎ -a (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [harmoˈnia]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: har‧mo‧ni‧a

Adjective

harmonia (accusative singular harmonian, plural harmoniaj, accusative plural harmoniajn)

1. harmonious

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑrmoniɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝rmo̞ˌniɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): har‧mo‧ni‧a

Etymology 1

From Latin harmonia, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονία (harmonía).

Noun

harmonia

1. harmony

Declension

Inflection of harmonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		harmonia	harmoniat
genitive		harmonian	harmonioiden harmonioitten
partitive		harmoniaa	harmonioita
illative		harmoniaan	harmonioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		harmonia	harmoniat
accusative	nom.	harmonia	harmoniat
	gen.	harmonian
genitive		harmonian	harmonioiden harmonioitten harmoniainrare
partitive		harmoniaa	harmonioita
inessive		harmoniassa	harmonioissa
elative		harmoniasta	harmonioista
illative		harmoniaan	harmonioihin
adessive		harmonialla	harmonioilla
ablative		harmonialta	harmonioilta
allative		harmonialle	harmonioille
essive		harmoniana	harmonioina
translative		harmoniaksi	harmonioiksi
instructive		—	harmonioin
abessive		harmoniatta	harmonioitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of harmonia (type kulkija)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative harmoniani harmoniani accusative nom. harmoniani harmoniani gen. harmoniani genitive harmoniani harmonioideni harmonioitteni harmoniainirare partitive harmoniaani harmonioitani inessive harmoniassani harmonioissani elative harmoniastani harmonioistani illative harmoniaani harmonioihini adessive harmoniallani harmonioillani ablative harmonialtani harmonioiltani allative harmonialleni harmonioilleni essive harmonianani harmonioinani translative harmoniakseni harmonioikseni instructive — — abessive harmoniattani harmonioittani comitative — harmonioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative harmoniasi harmoniasi accusative nom. harmoniasi harmoniasi gen. harmoniasi genitive harmoniasi harmonioidesi harmonioittesi harmoniaisirare partitive harmoniaasi harmonioitasi inessive harmoniassasi harmonioissasi elative harmoniastasi harmonioistasi illative harmoniaasi harmonioihisi adessive harmoniallasi harmonioillasi ablative harmonialtasi harmonioiltasi allative harmoniallesi harmonioillesi essive harmonianasi harmonioinasi translative harmoniaksesi harmonioiksesi instructive — — abessive harmoniattasi harmonioittasi comitative — harmonioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative harmoniamme harmoniamme accusative nom. harmoniamme harmoniamme gen. harmoniamme genitive harmoniamme harmonioidemme harmonioittemme harmoniaimmerare partitive harmoniaamme harmonioitamme inessive harmoniassamme harmonioissamme elative harmoniastamme harmonioistamme illative harmoniaamme harmonioihimme adessive harmoniallamme harmonioillamme ablative harmonialtamme harmonioiltamme allative harmoniallemme harmonioillemme essive harmonianamme harmonioinamme translative harmoniaksemme harmonioiksemme instructive — — abessive harmoniattamme harmonioittamme comitative — harmonioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative harmonianne harmonianne accusative nom. harmonianne harmonianne gen. harmonianne genitive harmonianne harmonioidenne harmonioittenne harmoniainnerare partitive harmoniaanne harmonioitanne inessive harmoniassanne harmonioissanne elative harmoniastanne harmonioistanne illative harmoniaanne harmonioihinne adessive harmoniallanne harmonioillanne ablative harmonialtanne harmonioiltanne allative harmoniallenne harmonioillenne essive harmoniananne harmonioinanne translative harmoniaksenne harmonioiksenne instructive — — abessive harmoniattanne harmonioittanne comitative — harmonioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative harmoniansa harmoniansa accusative nom. harmoniansa harmoniansa gen. harmoniansa genitive harmoniansa harmonioidensa harmonioittensa harmoniainsarare partitive harmoniaansa harmonioitaan harmonioitansa inessive harmoniassaan harmoniassansa harmonioissaan harmonioissansa elative harmoniastaan harmoniastansa harmonioistaan harmonioistansa illative harmoniaansa harmonioihinsa adessive harmoniallaan harmoniallansa harmonioillaan harmonioillansa ablative harmonialtaan harmonialtansa harmonioiltaan harmonioiltansa allative harmonialleen harmoniallensa harmonioilleen harmonioillensa essive harmonianaan harmonianansa harmonioinaan harmonioinansa translative harmoniakseen harmoniaksensa harmonioikseen harmonioiksensa instructive — — abessive harmoniattaan harmoniattansa harmonioittaan harmonioittansa comitative — harmonioineen harmonioinensa

Etymology 2

Noun

harmonia

1. partitive singular of harmoni

Anagrams

• harmiona

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἁρμονία (harmonía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /harˈmo.ni.a/, [härˈmɔniä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /arˈmo.ni.a/, [ärˈmɔːniä]

Noun

harmonia f (genitive harmoniae); first declension

1. harmony, concordance of sounds
2. music, singing, song
3. peace, concord

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	harmonia	harmoniae
Genitive	harmoniae	harmoniārum
Dative	harmoniae	harmoniīs
Accusative	harmoniam	harmoniās
Ablative	harmoniā	harmoniīs
Vocative	harmonia	harmoniae

Descendants

• → Catalan: harmonia
• → Galician: harmonía
• → Italian: armonia
• → Old French: harmonie
  • French: harmonie
    • → Romanian: armonie
    • → Turkish: harmoni, armoni
  • → English: harmony
  • → Irish: armóin
• → Occitan: armonia
• → Portuguese: harmonia
• → Spanish: armonía

References

• “harmonia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “harmonia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• harmonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• “harmonia”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]
• “harmonia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “harmonia”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Polish

Etymology

From Latin harmonia, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονία (harmonía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xarˈmɔɲ.ja/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲja
• Syllabification: har‧mon‧ia

Noun

harmonia f

1. harmony
2. consonance
3. concertina
4. accordion

   Synonym: akordeon

Declension

Declension of harmonia

	singular	plural
nominative	harmonia	harmonie
genitive	harmonii	harmonii/harmonij (archaic)
dative	harmonii	harmoniom
accusative	harmonię	harmonie
instrumental	harmonią	harmoniami
locative	harmonii	harmoniach
vocative	harmonio	harmonie

Derived terms

• harmonijka
• harmonijny

 

Related terms

• harmonika
• harmonista

 

Further reading

• harmonia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• harmonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin harmonia, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονία (harmonía, “joint, union, agreement, concord of sounds”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.moˈni.ɐ/ [aɦ.moˈni.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.moˈni.ɐ/ [aɦ.moˈni.ɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾ.moˈni.ɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁ.moˈni.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻ.moˈni.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.muˈni.ɐ/

Noun

harmonia f (plural harmonias)

1. (uncountable) harmony; agreement; accord

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:harmonia

2. harmony (pleasing arrangement of sounds)

   Synonyms: melodia, sinfonia

   Antonyms: cacofonia, dissonância, desafinação

Antonyms

• (accord): See Thesaurus:harmonia

Derived terms

• harmonia consonantal
• harmonia vocálica

Related terms

• harmônica
• harmônico
• harmônio
• harmonioso
• harmonista
• harmonizador
• harmonizar