antífona

== 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) (ecclesiastical, music) antiphon, antiphony 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, 2026 “antífona”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == 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 === Hyphenation: an‧tí‧fo‧na === Noun === antífona f (plural antífonas) (ecclesiastical, music) antiphon ==== Related terms ==== antifonal, antifónico, antifônico (“antiphonal”, adjective) antifonário m === Further reading === “antífona”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “antífona”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “antífona” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “antífona”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “antífona”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “antífona”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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) (ecclesiastical, music) antiphon, antiphony ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “antífona”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025