Stradivarius

See also: stradivarius

English

Etymology

Named after the Stradivari family (Latin Stradivarius), an Italian surname either from the plural of Lombard stradivare (“toll-man”), or from strada averta (“open road”) in the Cremonese dialect.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌstɹadɪˈvɛəɹɪ.əs/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌstɹædəˈvɛɹi.əs/
Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəs

Noun

Stradivarius (plural Stradivariuses or Stradivarii)

(music) A stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari.
(music) A violin made by another manufacturer, named to capitalise on the fame of the instruments made by Antonio Stradivari.
Synonym: Strad (informal)
(figuratively) A name invoked as a standard of excellence in unrelated fields.
A Bath boat is the Stradivarius of destroyers!

Translations

stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family

Arabic: ^{(please verify)} سَتْرَادِيفَارِيُوس‎ m (satrādīfāriyūs)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 斯特拉迪瓦里琴 (Sītèlādíwǎlǐ qín)
Czech: stradivárky (cs) f pl
Estonian: stradivaarius
Finnish: stradivarius
French: stradivarius (fr) m
German: Stradivari (de) f, Stradivarius (de) f
Greek: Στραντιβάριους n (Strantivárious)
Hebrew: סטרדיוואריוס‎ m (stradvárius)
Italian: stradivario (it) m
Japanese: ストラディバリウス (sutoradibariusu), ストラディバリ (sutoradibari), ストラド (sutorado)

Korean: 스트라디바리우스 (seuteuradibariuseu)
Malayalam: സ്ട്രാഡിവാരിയസ് (sṭrāḍivāriyasŭ)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: stradivarius (no) m

Nynorsk: stradivarius m
Portuguese: estradivário (pt) m
Romanian: stradivarius (ro) n
Russian: скри́пка Страдива́ри f (skrípka Stradivári)
Spanish: stradivarius m
Swedish: stradivarius (sv) c
Vietnamese: đàn xtrađivariut, đàn viôlông xtrat, xtrađivariut, viôlông xtrat

standard of excellence

Finnish: stradivarius

French: stradivarius (fr) m

Further reading

Stradivarius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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