carnyx

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin carnyx, from Byzantine Greek κάρνυξ (kárnux, “carnyx”), from κάρνον (kárnon, “carnyx”) (both translating Galatian words into Greek), from Gaulish carno- (“horn of an animal”) (used in names), from Proto-Celtic *karnos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head, top; horn of an animal”). === Pronunciation === Singular: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːnɪks/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹnɪks/ Hyphenation: car‧nyx Plural (carnyces): (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːnɪsiːz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹnəˌsiz/ Hyphenation: car‧ny‧ces === Noun === carnyx (plural carnyces or carnyxes) (music, historical) A bronze wind instrument used by Iron Age Celts (c. 200 B.C.E. – 200 C.E.) as a type of battle trumpet; held vertically when played, it was shaped like an elongated S with a mouthpiece at the lower end and a bell (often resembling an animal with an open mouth) at the upper end. ==== Alternative forms ==== carnix ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === carnyx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French carnyx. === Noun === carnyx n (plural carnyxe) carnyx ==== Declension ====