subwoofer

See also: Subwoofer

English

subwoofer (sense 1)

Etymology

From sub- +‎ woofer.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sŭb′wo͝of′ər
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌbˌwʊf.ə/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌbˌwʊf.əɹ/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐbˌwʊf.ə/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐbˌwʊf.ɐ/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌbˌwʉf.əɹ/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈsabˌwuf.ɜʳ/
• Rhymes: -ʌbwʊfə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: sub‧woof‧er

Noun

subwoofer (plural subwoofers)

2. A loudspeaker designed to produce low-frequency sound, especially subbass.

   Synonym: (clipping) sub

   Hypernym: loudspeaker

   • 2004, Ed Gaskell, Make Your Own Music Video, CMP, →ISBN, page 26:

     Hip-hop took the language and made it graffiti—it was music video on a wall with a beatbox blowing its subwoofers next to it.

   • 2007 October 24, Roy Furchgott, “The Audiophile’s Goal Is to Rev Up the Music”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Even economy vehicles offer multispeaker audio upgrades, including a subwoofer.

   • 2019, Vincent Verdult, Optimal Audio and Video Reproduction at Home: Improving the Listening and Viewing Experience, Routledge, →ISBN, page 258:

     Subwoofers are typically placed not only near the floor, but also close to one of the walls.

Translations

a woofer dedicated to the reproduction of low-pitched audio frequencies

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 低音炮 (zh) (dīyīnpào)

• Danish: subwoofer c
• Dutch: subwoofer (nl) m
• Finnish: subwoofer, alaäänikaiutin, subbari
• French: subwoofer (fr) m
• German: Subwoofer (de) m
• Irish: fo-dhordaire m
• Japanese: サブウーファー (sabuūfā)
• Korean: 서브우퍼 (seobeuupeo)
• Macedonian: ниското́нец m (niskotónec)
• Malay: subwufer
• Portuguese: subwoofer m
• Russian: сабву́фер (ru) m (sabvúfer)
• Swedish: subwoofer c, sub (sv) c

See also

• midrange
• squawker
• tweeter
• woofer

Danish

subwoofer (sense 1)

Etymology

Borrowed from English subwoofer. First attested in 1983.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʌbˌwuː.fʌ]
• Hyphenation: sub‧woo‧fer

Noun

subwoofer c

2. subwoofer (a woofer dedicated to the reproduction of low-pitched audio frequencies)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “subwoofer” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

subwoofer (sense 1)

Etymology

Borrowed from English subwoofer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʏpˌʋu.fər/, /ˈsʏpˌʋuː.fər/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: sub‧woo‧fer

Noun

subwoofer m (plural subwoofers, diminutive subwoofertje n)

2. subwoofer (a woofer dedicated to the reproduction of low-pitched audio frequencies)

Finnish

subwoofer (sense 1)

Etymology

Borrowed from English subwoofer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsubˌʋuːfer(i)/, [ˈs̠ubˌʋuːfe̞r(i)]
• Rhymes: -uːfer(i)
• Syllabification^(key): sub‧woof‧er
• Hyphenation^(key): sub‧woofer

Noun

subwoofer

2. subwoofer (a woofer dedicated to the reproduction of low-pitched audio frequencies)

   Synonyms: (colloquial) subbari; alaäänikaiutin, (clipping) subi

Declension

Inflection of subwoofer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		subwoofer	subwooferit
genitive		subwooferin	subwooferien subwoofereiden subwoofereitten
partitive		subwooferia	subwoofereita subwoofereja
illative		subwooferiin	subwoofereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		subwoofer	subwooferit
accusative	nom.	subwoofer	subwooferit
	gen.	subwooferin
genitive		subwooferin	subwooferien subwoofereiden subwoofereitten
partitive		subwooferia	subwoofereita subwoofereja
inessive		subwooferissa	subwoofereissa
elative		subwooferista	subwoofereista
illative		subwooferiin	subwoofereihin
adessive		subwooferilla	subwoofereilla
ablative		subwooferilta	subwoofereilta
allative		subwooferille	subwoofereille
essive		subwooferina	subwoofereina
translative		subwooferiksi	subwoofereiksi
abessive		subwooferitta	subwoofereitta
instructive		—	subwooferein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of subwoofer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative subwooferini subwooferini accusative nom. subwooferini subwooferini gen. subwooferini genitive subwooferini subwooferieni subwoofereideni subwoofereitteni partitive subwooferiani subwoofereitani subwooferejani inessive subwooferissani subwoofereissani elative subwooferistani subwoofereistani illative subwooferiini subwoofereihini adessive subwooferillani subwoofereillani ablative subwooferiltani subwoofereiltani allative subwooferilleni subwoofereilleni essive subwooferinani subwoofereinani translative subwooferikseni subwoofereikseni abessive subwooferittani subwoofereittani instructive — — comitative — subwoofereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative subwooferisi subwooferisi accusative nom. subwooferisi subwooferisi gen. subwooferisi genitive subwooferisi subwooferiesi subwoofereidesi subwoofereittesi partitive subwooferiasi subwoofereitasi subwooferejasi inessive subwooferissasi subwoofereissasi elative subwooferistasi subwoofereistasi illative subwooferiisi subwoofereihisi adessive subwooferillasi subwoofereillasi ablative subwooferiltasi subwoofereiltasi allative subwooferillesi subwoofereillesi essive subwooferinasi subwoofereinasi translative subwooferiksesi subwoofereiksesi abessive subwooferittasi subwoofereittasi instructive — — comitative — subwoofereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative subwooferimme subwooferimme accusative nom. subwooferimme subwooferimme gen. subwooferimme genitive subwooferimme subwooferiemme subwoofereidemme subwoofereittemme partitive subwooferiamme subwoofereitamme subwooferejamme inessive subwooferissamme subwoofereissamme elative subwooferistamme subwoofereistamme illative subwooferiimme subwoofereihimme adessive subwooferillamme subwoofereillamme ablative subwooferiltamme subwoofereiltamme allative subwooferillemme subwoofereillemme essive subwooferinamme subwoofereinamme translative subwooferiksemme subwoofereiksemme abessive subwooferittamme subwoofereittamme instructive — — comitative — subwoofereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative subwooferinne subwooferinne accusative nom. subwooferinne subwooferinne gen. subwooferinne genitive subwooferinne subwooferienne subwoofereidenne subwoofereittenne partitive subwooferianne subwoofereitanne subwooferejanne inessive subwooferissanne subwoofereissanne elative subwooferistanne subwoofereistanne illative subwooferiinne subwoofereihinne adessive subwooferillanne subwoofereillanne ablative subwooferiltanne subwoofereiltanne allative subwooferillenne subwoofereillenne essive subwooferinanne subwoofereinanne translative subwooferiksenne subwoofereiksenne abessive subwooferittanne subwoofereittanne instructive — — comitative — subwoofereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative subwooferinsa subwooferinsa accusative nom. subwooferinsa subwooferinsa gen. subwooferinsa genitive subwooferinsa subwooferiensa subwoofereidensa subwoofereittensa partitive subwooferiaan subwooferiansa subwoofereitaan subwooferejaan subwoofereitansa subwooferejansa inessive subwooferissaan subwooferissansa subwoofereissaan subwoofereissansa elative subwooferistaan subwooferistansa subwoofereistaan subwoofereistansa illative subwooferiinsa subwoofereihinsa adessive subwooferillaan subwooferillansa subwoofereillaan subwoofereillansa ablative subwooferiltaan subwooferiltansa subwoofereiltaan subwoofereiltansa allative subwooferilleen subwooferillensa subwoofereilleen subwoofereillensa essive subwooferinaan subwooferinansa subwoofereinaan subwoofereinansa translative subwooferikseen subwooferiksensa subwoofereikseen subwoofereiksensa abessive subwooferittaan subwooferittansa subwoofereittaan subwoofereittansa instructive — — comitative — subwoofereineen subwoofereinensa

Derived terms

• subbari

French

subwoofer (sense 1)

Etymology

Borrowed from English subwoofer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.bwu.fəʁ/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: sub‧woo‧fer

Noun

subwoofer m (plural subwoofers)

2. subwoofer (a woofer dedicated to the reproduction of low-pitched audio frequencies)

   Synonym: (clipping) sub

Further reading

• “subwoofer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Portuguese

subwoofer (sense 1)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English subwoofer.

Noun

subwoofer m (plural subwoofers)

2. subwoofer (a woofer dedicated to the reproduction of low-pitched audio frequencies)

Swedish

subwoofer (sense 1)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English subwoofer.

Noun

subwoofer c

2. subwoofer (a woofer dedicated to the reproduction of low-pitched audio frequencies)

   Synonym: (clipping) sub

Declension

Declension of subwoofer

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	subwoofer	subwoofers
	definite	subwoofern	subwooferns
plural	indefinite	subwoofrar	subwoofrars
	definite	subwoofrarna	subwoofrarnas