oficleide

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ophicléide, derived from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, snake) + κλείς (kleís, key).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.fiˈklɛj.de/
  • Rhymes: -ɛjde
  • Hyphenation: o‧fi‧clèi‧de

Noun

oficleide m (plural oficleidi)

  1. (music) ophicleide

Further reading

  • oficleide in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French ophicléide. First attested in 1846.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ofiˈkleide/ [o.fiˈklei̯.ð̞e]
  • Rhymes: -eide
  • Syllabification: o‧fi‧clei‧de

Noun

oficleide m (plural oficleides)

  1. alternative spelling of oficleido [from 19th c.]

Further reading

  • oficleide”, 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