eterófono

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French éthérophone. By surface analysis, éter +‎ -o- +‎ -fono.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eteˈɾofono/ [e.t̪eˈɾo.fo.no]
  • Rhymes: -ofono
  • Syllabification: e‧te‧ró‧fo‧no

Noun

eterófono m (plural eterófonos)

  1. (music) synonym of theremín (theremin) [from 1929]

Further reading

  • eterófono”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN