sinfonia
English edit
Etymology edit
From Italian sinfonia. Doublet of symphonia, symphony, tsampouna, and zampogna.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -əʊniə
Noun edit
sinfonia (plural sinfonias or sinfonie)
- A symphony.
- A piece or music serving as an overture, interlude or ritornello.
- A small symphony orchestra.
Anagrams edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin symphonia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía); the form of the word is possibly after Italian sinfonia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sinfonia
Declension edit
Inflection of sinfonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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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 | ||
abessive | sinfoniatta | sinfonioitta | ||
instructive | — | sinfonioin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “sinfonia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin symphōnia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía). Doublet of zampogna.
Noun edit
sinfonia f (plural sinfonie)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin symphōnia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía). Doublet of sanfona.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: sin‧fo‧ni‧a
Noun edit
sinfonia f (plural sinfonias)