antífona

See also: antifona

Catalan

Alternative forms

• antífana, antífena

Etymology

Borrowed 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): (Central) [ənˈti.fu.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ənˈti.fo.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [anˈti.fo.na]

Noun

antífona f (plural antífones)

1. (ecclesiastical, music) antiphon, antiphony
2. antiphoner

Further reading

• “antífona” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “antífona” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “antífona”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “antífona” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.fo.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.fo.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.fo.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈti.fu.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: an‧tí‧fo‧na

Noun

antífona f (plural antífonas)

1. (ecclesiastical, music) antiphon

Related terms

• antifonal, antifónico, antifônico (“antiphonal”, adjective)
• antifonário m

Further reading

• “antífona”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “antífona”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “antífona” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “antífona”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “antífona”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “antífona”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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/ [ãn̪ˈt̪i.fo.na]
• Rhymes: -ifona
• Syllabification: an‧tí‧fo‧na

Noun

antífona f (plural antífonas)

1. (ecclesiastical, music) antiphon, antiphony

Derived terms

• antifonal
• antifonario

 

Further reading

• “antífona”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28