Euphonium

/juːˈfoʊniəm/ noun

Definition

A large brass musical instrument that looks like a smaller tuba and produces a warm, mellow tone, commonly used in bands.

Etymology

From Greek 'eu' (well) + 'phone' (sound) + '-ium' (suffix for instruments). Invented in the 1870s in Germany, the name literally means 'well-sounding' instrument.

Kelly Says

The euphonium is basically the unsung hero of brass bands—it sits between the trumpet and tuba, and its name perfectly captures its role: it literally means 'good sound,' and it's designed to make any melody sound beautiful.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እዩፎኒየም
ee-yoo-fo-ni-ye-m
ARالعربية
يوفونيوم
yu-fo-ni-um
BNবাংলা
ইউফোনিয়াম
i-u-fo-ni-yam
CACatalà
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
CSČeština
euforium
ew-fo-ri-um
DADansk
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
DEDeutsch
Euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
ELΕλληνικά
ευφόνιο
ev-fo-nee-o
ESEspañol
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
FAفارسی
یو فونیوم
yoo fo-ni-um
FISuomi
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
FRFrançais
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
GUGU
યુફોનિયમ
yoo-fo-ni-yam
HAHA
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
HEעברית
יופוניום
yo-fo-ni-um
HIहिन्दी
यूफोनीम
yoo-fo-nee-um
HUMagyar
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
IGIG
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
ITItaliano
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
JA日本語
ユーフォニウム
yu-fo-ni-umu
KKKK
евфониум
yev-fo-ni-um
KMKM
យូហ្វូនីយ៉ុម
yoo-fo-ni-ee-um
KO한국어
유포늄
yu-po-ni-um
MRMR
यूफोनीम
yoo-fo-nee-um
MSBahasa Melayu
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
MYမြန်မာ
ယူဖိုနီယမ်
yu-fo-ni-ye-m
NLNederlands
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
NONorsk
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
PAPA
ਯੂਫੋਨੀਅਮ
yoo-fo-ni-yam
PLPolski
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
PTPortuguês
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
RORomână
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
RUРусский
евфо́ниум
yev-fo-ni-um
SVSvenska
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
SWKiswahili
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
TAதமிழ்
யூபோனியம்
yu-po-ni-yam
TEతెలుగు
యూఫోనియం
yoo-fo-ni-yam
THไทย
ยูフォเนียม
yu-fo-ne-eam
TLTL
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
TRTürkçe
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
UKУкраїнська
евфо́ніум
yev-fo-ni-um
URاردو
یو فونیوم
yoo fo-ni-um
VITiếng Việt
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
YOYO
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um
ZH中文
长号
cháng hào
ZUZU
euphonium
ew-fo-ni-um

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