symphonie

See also: Symphonie

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin symphōnia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía). Doublet of chifonie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ̃.fɔ.ni/

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• Rhymes: -i

Noun

symphonie f (plural symphonies)

1. symphony
2. harmonious combination

Related terms

• symphonique
• symphoniette

Descendants

• → Khmer: ស៊ីមហ្វូនី (siimfounii)
• → Persian: سمفونی (samfoni)
• → Romanian: simfonie
• → Serbo-Croatian: sìmfōnija／сѝмфо̄нија
• → Turkish: senfoni

Further reading

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

Middle English

Noun

symphonie (plural symphonies)

1. Alternative form of symphonye