carillon
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɛɹɪˌlɑn/
Noun
carillon (plural carillons)
- (music) A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.
- A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Tagalog: karilyon
Related terms
Translations
a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ca‧ril‧lon
French
Alternative forms
- carrillon (archaic)
Etymology
From Old French quarrillon, from Late Latin *quadrinio, from quaterniō (“group of four things”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ʁi.jɔ̃/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Derived terms
- carillonnant
- carillonnement
- carillonner
- carillonneur
Descendants
Further reading
- “carillon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
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