sinfonia
See also: sinfonía and sinfónía
English
Etymology
From Italian sinfonia. Doublet of symphonia, symphony, tsampouna, and zampogna.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊniə
Noun
sinfonia (plural sinfonias or sinfonie)
- A symphony.
- A piece or music serving as an overture, interlude or ritornello.
- A small symphony orchestra.
Anagrams
- sainfoin
Finnish
Etymology
From Latin symphonia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía); the form of the word is possibly after Italian sinfonia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsinf(ː)oniɑ/, [ˈs̠iɱf(ː)o̞ˌniɑ]
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Syllabification(key): sin‧fo‧ni‧a
Noun
sinfonia
- symphony
Declension
| Inflection of sinfonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sinfonia | sinfoniat | |
| genitive | sinfonian | sinfonioiden sinfonioitten | |
| partitive | sinfoniaa | sinfonioita | |
| illative | sinfoniaan | sinfonioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sinfonia | sinfoniat | |
| accusative | nom. | sinfonia | sinfoniat |
| gen. | sinfonian | ||
| genitive | sinfonian | sinfonioiden sinfonioitten sinfoniainrare | |
| partitive | sinfoniaa | sinfonioita | |
| inessive | sinfoniassa | sinfonioissa | |
| elative | sinfoniasta | sinfonioista | |
| illative | sinfoniaan | sinfonioihin | |
| adessive | sinfonialla | sinfonioilla | |
| ablative | sinfonialta | sinfonioilta | |
| allative | sinfonialle | sinfonioille | |
| essive | sinfoniana | sinfonioina | |
| translative | sinfoniaksi | sinfonioiksi | |
| instructive | — | sinfonioin | |
| abessive | sinfoniatta | sinfonioitta | |
| comitative | — | sinfonioineen | |
| Possessive forms of sinfonia (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sinfoniani | sinfoniamme |
| 2nd person | sinfoniasi | sinfonianne |
| 3rd person | sinfoniansa | |
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin symphōnia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía). Doublet of zampogna.
Noun
sinfonia f (plural sinfonie)
- (music) symphony
Related terms
- sinfonico
Descendants
- → English: sinfonia
- → German: Sinfonie
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin symphōnia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía). Doublet of sanfona.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sĩ.foˈni.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sĩ.foˈni.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sĩ.fuˈni.ɐ/
- Hyphenation: sin‧fo‧ni‧a
Noun
sinfonia f (plural sinfonias)
- symphony
Related terms
- sinfónico (Portugal)
- sinfônico (Brazil)