calliope

See also: Calliope

English

WOTD – 12 July 2007

A calliope mounted in a wagon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē, “Calliope, the muse of poetry”), from καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + ὄψ (óps, “voice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈlaɪə.pi/, /ˈkælioʊp/

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Noun

calliope (plural calliopes)

1. A musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds.

Synonyms

• calliaphone
• steam organ
• steam piano

Derived terms

• calliopist

 

Translations

musical organ

• German: Dampforgel (de) f
• Polish: Kaliope f
• Spanish: calíope

See also

• Calliope

Italian

Calliope calliope

Etymology

From Calliope, from Latin Calliopē, from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē), Muse of eloquence and epic poetry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalˈli.o.pe/
• Rhymes: -iope
• Hyphenation: cal‧lì‧o‧pe

Noun

calliope f (plural calliopi)

1. the bird Calliope calliope: Siberian rubythroat
2. calliope (musical instrument)

Further reading

• Calliope calliope on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• Calliope calliope on the Italian Wikispecies.Wikispecies ^it