saxophone

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French saxophone, a combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + -o- + -phone (“something that makes a sound”), from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, voice”). The first element surname is a variant of the German Sachs (“Saxon”). Analyzable as Sax +‎ -o- +‎ -phone. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsæksəˌfəʊ̯n/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsæksəˌfoʊ̯n/ Hyphenation: sax‧o‧phone === Noun === saxophone (plural saxophones) A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards. Synonyms: sax, gobble-pipe, saxomaphone Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === saxophone (third-person singular simple present saxophones, present participle saxophoning, simple past and past participle saxophoned) To play the saxophone. === References === Wilson, R.M., and Reaney, Percy H., Dictionary of English Surnames, 3rd ed., Oxford University Press, 1995. === Further reading === saxophone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Sax +‎ -o- +‎ -phone. Named after Adolphe Sax (1814–1894), its inventor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sak.sɔ.fɔn/ Homophones: saxophonent, saxophones === Noun === saxophone m (plural saxophones) saxophone ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: saxophone → Spanish: saxofón === Verb === saxophone inflection of saxophoner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “saxophone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012