baritone

See also: Baritone

English

Examples (baritone lead part and singer)

(file)

Drawing of a baritone horn.

Alternative forms

barytone (uncommon)

Etymology

Italian baritono, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος (barútonos), from βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + τόνος (tónos, “tone”). Doublet of baryton and barytone.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɹ.ɪ.toʊn/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbæɹ.ɪ.toʊn/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

baritone (plural baritones)

The male voice between tenor and bass
The musical range between tenor and bass
A person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass
a brass instrument similar to the euphonium, but with a cylindrical bore instead of a conical one; a baritone saxhorn
(linguistics) Alternative form of barytone.

Usage notes

If the lower section of a musical group is divided into two parts, they are called tenor and bass. If the section is divided into three groups, they are called tenor, baritone, and bass.

Coordinate terms

(voice types): soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto (female); countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass (male)

Derived terms

baritone guitar
baritone horn
baritone hornist
baritone sax
baritone saxophone
baritone saxophonist

Translations

male voice

Albanian: bariton (sq) m
Armenian: բարիտոն (hy) (bariton)
Catalan: baríton (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 男中音 (zh) (nánzhōngyīn)
Danish: baryton (da) c
Dutch: bariton (nl)
Estonian: bariton
Finnish: baritoni (fi), barytoni (fi)
French: baryton (fr) m
Georgian: ბარიტონი (bariṭoni)
German: Bariton (de) m
Hawaiian: leo kāne
Hebrew: בָּרִיטוֹן‎ (he) m
Hungarian: bariton (hu)
Indonesian: bariton (id)
Italian: baritono (it) m
Japanese: バリトン (bariton)
Kyrgyz: баритон (ky) (bariton)
Lao: ບາລິໂທນ (bā li thōn)
Maori: reo mārū, reo tanguru
Norwegian:
Bokmål: baryton m
Nynorsk: baryton m
Polish: baryton (pl) m
Portuguese: barítono (pt) m
Russian: барито́н (ru) m (baritón)
Scottish Gaelic: baratòn m
Slovak: barytón m
Slovene: bariton (sl) m
Spanish: barítono m
Swedish: baryton (sv) c
Tagalog: baritono

musical range

Albanian: bariton (sq) m
Catalan: baríton (ca) m
Dutch: bariton (nl)
Estonian: bariton
Finnish: baritoni (fi)
Georgian: ბარიტონი (bariṭoni)
German: Bariton (de) m
Hawaiian: leo hāʻoi
Indonesian: bariton (id)
Italian: baritono (it) m
Polish: baryton (pl) m
Portuguese: barítono (pt) m
Russian: барито́н (ru) m (baritón)
Scottish Gaelic: baratòn m
Slovak: barytón m
Slovene: bariton (sl) m

person, instrument or group

Armenian: բարիտոն (hy) (bariton)
Catalan: baríton (ca)
Danish: baryton (da) c
Finnish: baritoni (fi)
Hungarian: bariton (hu)
Kyrgyz: баритон (ky) (bariton)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: baryton m
Nynorsk: baryton m
Polish: baryton (pl) m
Scottish Gaelic: baratòn m
Slovak: barytón m
Swedish: baryton (sv) c
Uzbek: bariton (uz)

instrument similar to euphonium

Finnish: baritonitorvi (fi)
Hawaiian: pū hāʻoi
Norwegian:
Bokmål: baryton m
Nynorsk: baryton m

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Japanese: ^{(please verify)} バリトン (bariton)
Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} kèn baritôn (instrument), ^{(please verify)} giọng nam trung (instrument)

Anagrams

abrotine, beration, borinate, obtainer, reobtain, taborine