LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

antiphōna

antiphōna f (genitive antiphōnae)
Classical[an.tɪˈpʰoː.na]Ecclesiastical[an.tiˈfɔː.na]

Meaning

  1. antiphon, an ecclesiastical chant used in many Christian rites consisting of psalms and hymns sung responsively

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeantiphōnaantiphōnae
genitiveantiphōnaeantiphōnārum
dativeantiphōnaeantiphōnīs
accusativeantiphōnamantiphōnās
ablativeantiphōnāantiphōnīs
vocativeantiphōnaantiphōnae

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνᾰ (antíphōnă, “responses, musical accords”), neuter plural substantive of ἀντίφωνος (antíphōnos, “concordant”) from ἀντί (antí, “in return”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

Descendants
  • Englishanthemfrom Old French antiene
  • Catalanantífona
  • Englishantiphon
  • GermanAntifon
  • Italianantifona
  • Portugueseantífona
  • Spanishantífona
  • Tok Pisinantemfrom Old French antiene
  • Welshanthemfrom Old French antiene
  • Scotsanthemfrom Old French antiene

In English words that came into English from antiphōna

  • anthemantiphōna
  • antiphonantiphōna

Quick answers

What does antiphōna mean in Latin?
antiphōna, a noun, means “antiphon, an ecclesiastical chant used in many Christian rites consisting of psalms and hymns sung responsively”.
What is the genitive of antiphōna?
The genitive singular is antiphōnae. antiphōna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce antiphōna?
In classical Latin, [an.tɪˈpʰoː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an.tiˈfɔː.na].