LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

symphōnia

symphōnia f (genitive symphōniae)
Classical[symˈpʰoː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[simˈfɔː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. an agreement of sounds; a harmony, symphony
  2. a kind of musical instrument

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesymphōniasymphōniae
genitivesymphōniaesymphōniārum
dativesymphōniaesymphōniīs
accusativesymphōniamsymphōniās
ablativesymphōniāsymphōniīs
vocativesymphōniasymphōniae

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

symphōnīa canit (Verr. 3. 44. 105)
the orchestra is playing.

symphōnĭa, ae, f., = συμφωνία,
I. an agreement of sounds, concord, harmony, symphony.
I. Lit., sing.: cum symphonia caneret, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 44, § 105; 2, 5, 13, § 31; id. Fam. 16, 9, 3; Liv. 39, 10, 7; Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 24; 10, 29, 43, § 84; Sen. E 12, 8; Hor. A. P. 374.—Plur., Cic. Cael. 15, 35; Cels. 3, 18 al.—Of a signal in war, Prud. ad Symm. 2, 527.—
II. Transf., in late Lat., a kind of musical instrument, Isid. Orig. 3, 22 fin.; cf. Hier. Ep. 21, 29.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  5. Ancient Greek σύν(sún)
  6. Ancient Greek σῠν-(sŭn-)
  7. Latinsymphōnia

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek σῠ́μφωνος (sŭ́mphōnos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) ▲ Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) ▲ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) ▲ Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek -φωνίᾱ (-phōníā) Ancient Greek σῠμφωνῐ́ᾱ (sŭmphōnĭ́ā)der. Latin symphōnia Derived from Ancient Greek σῠμφωνῐ́ᾱ (sŭmphōnĭ́ā).

Borrowed
  • Catalansimfonia
  • GermanSymphonie
  • Italiansinfonia
  • Englishsinfoniafrom Italian sinfonia
  • GermanSinfoniefrom Italian sinfonia
  • Frenchsymphoniefrom Old French simphonie
  • Frenchchifoniefrom Old French simphonie
  • Portuguesesinfonia
  • Romaniansimfonie
  • Spanishsinfonía
Inherited
  • Italianzampogna
  • Englishzampognafrom Italian zampogna
  • Englishtsampounafrom Italian zampogna
  • Spanishzampoñafrom Old Spanish çanpoña
  • Portuguesesanfona
  • Portuguesesanfonha
  • Romaniancimpoi
  • Romaniancimpoaie
  • Galicianchanfaina
  • Piedmonteseciamporgna

In English words that came into English from symphōnia

  • symphonysymphōnia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesSymphoniaSymphonia (συμφωνία) is mentioned by Cic. Ver. 3.44, 105; Hor. A. P. 574; Liv. 39.10; Plb. 26.10, 5, 31.4, 8 (Dind.), as being a musical entertainment…

Quick answers

What does symphōnia mean in Latin?
symphōnia, a noun, means “an agreement of sounds; a harmony, symphony; a kind of musical instrument”.
What is the genitive of symphōnia?
The genitive singular is symphōniae. symphōnia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce symphōnia?
In classical Latin, [symˈpʰoː.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [simˈfɔː.ni.a].
Where does symphōnia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? → Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? → Proto-Hellenic *ksún → Ancient Greek σύν (sún) → Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) → Latin symphōnia.