antiphona
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνᾰ (antíphōnă, “responses, musical accords”), neuter plural substantive of ἀντίφωνος (antíphōnos, “concordant”) from ἀντί (antí, “in return”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [an.tɪˈpʰoː.na]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [an̪.t̪iˈfɔː.na]
Noun
antiphōna f (genitive antiphōnae); first declension
- antiphon, an ecclesiastical chant used in many Christian rites consisting of psalms and hymns sung responsively
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | antiphōna | antiphōnae |
| genitive | antiphōnae | antiphōnārum |
| dative | antiphōnae | antiphōnīs |
| accusative | antiphōnam | antiphōnās |
| ablative | antiphōnā | antiphōnīs |
| vocative | antiphōna | antiphōnae |
Derived terms
- antiphonarium
- antiphonatim
Descendants
Descendants
References
- "antiphona", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- antiphona in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.