luthier

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French luthier, from luth (“lute”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈluː.ti.ə/, /ˈljuː.ti.ə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈluː.ti.ɚ/, /ˈluː.θi.ɚ/ === Noun === luthier (plural luthiers) A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars. Synonym: violin maker Hypernym: instrument maker ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== lute lutherie ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Luthrie == French == === Etymology === From luth +‎ -ier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ly.tje/ === Noun === luthier m (plural luthiers) luthier, violin maker ==== Descendants ==== English: luthier === Further reading === “luthier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French luthier. === Noun === luthier m (plural luthiers or luthieres) alternative spelling of lutier ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “luthier”, 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