sintonia

See also: sintonía

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek συντονία (suntonía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sin.tuˈni.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [sin.toˈni.a]

Noun

sintonia f (plural sintonies)

1. (radio, television) theme music, jingle
2. (electronics) syntony
3. (figurative) harmony

Further reading

• “sintonia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “sintonia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “sintonia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek συντονία (suntonía). Compare French syntonie and Portuguese sintonia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sin.toˈni.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: sin‧to‧nì‧a

Noun

sintonia f (plural sintonie)

1. (engineering, electronics) tuning (of a radio etc.)

   mettere in sintonia ― to put in tune

2. (figuratively) harmony

   Synonyms: armonia, intesa

   entrare in sintonia con qualcuno ― to connect with someone

Derived terms

• sintonico
• sintonizzare

Further reading

• sintonia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• inastino, intasino, onanisti, satinino

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek συντονία (suntonía). Compare French syntonie, Spanish sintonía, Italian sintonia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩ.toˈni.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩ.toˈni.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩ.toˈni.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sĩ.tuˈni.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: sin‧to‧ni‧a

Noun

sintonia f (plural sintonias)

1. (engineering, electronics) tuning
2. simultaneity
3. (figuratively) mutual agreement, harmony (between people or objects)

Derived terms

• sintônico
• sintonização

Further reading

• “sintonia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “sintonia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.