antífona
See also: antifona
Catalan
Etymology
From Medieval Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna, “verse response”), from ἀντίφωνος (antíphōnos, “responsive”), from ἀντί (antí, “against, in return”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).
Portuguese
Etymology
From Medieval Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna, “verse response”), from ἀντίφωνος (antíphōnos) "responsive", from ἀντί (antí, “against, in return”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).
Pronunciation
Spanish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna, “verse response”), from ἀντίφωνος (antíphōnos, “responsive”), from ἀντί (antí, “against, in return”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈtifona/, [ãn̪ˈt̪ifona]
Derived terms
Further reading
- “antífona” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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