sourdine

== English == === Etymology === From French sourdine. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /sʊəˈdiːn/ === Noun === sourdine (plural sourdines) (music, historical) A muted trumpet. (music, historical) A mute; a damper. === Adjective === sourdine (comparative more sourdine, superlative most sourdine) Muffled, muted; subdued. === Anagrams === roundies == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian sordina. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /suʁ.din/ === Noun === sourdine f (plural sourdines) mute (something that reduces the emitted sound) (music) mute ==== Derived terms ==== la mettre en sourdine === Verb === sourdine inflection of sourdiner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “sourdine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012