User:Robert Ullmann/s2

An alto saxophone.

English

Etymology

A combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + a connecting 'o' to make the word pronounceable + the English affix "phone", from Greek φωνή (fōnḗ, 'voice').

Pronunciation

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Noun

s2 (plural s2s)

1. (deprecated label) A single reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards

Derived terms

• saxophonist
• sopranino saxophone
• soprano saxophone
• alto saxophone
• tenor saxophone
• baritone saxophone
• bass saxophone
• contra-bass saxophone

Translations

a musical instrument of the woodwind family

• Arabic: ساكسفون (saksufú:n) m
• Chinese: 萨克斯管 (sàkèsīguǎn)
• Croatian:
• Czech: saxofon m
• Dutch: saxofoon (nl)
• Finnish: saksofoni (fi)
• French: saxophone (fr) m
• German: Saxofon (de) n
• Greek: σαξόφωνο n (saxófono)
• Hebrew: סקספון (saksofón) m
• Hungarian: szaxofon
• Italian: sassofono (it) m
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• Japanese: サクソフォン (sakusofon)
• Korean: 색소폰 (saeksopon)
• Latin: saxophonus m
• Latvian: saksofons m
• Polish: saksofon (pl) m
• Portuguese: saxofone m
• Romanian: saxofon (ro) n
• Russian: саксофон (ru) m (saksofón)
• Slovene: saksofon (sl) m
• Spanish: saxofón m, saxófono m
• Swedish: saxofon (sv)