trombone

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian trombone, from tromba (“trumpet”) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix, conveying notion "large").

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌtɹɒmˈbəʊn/, /tɹəmˈbəʊn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌtɹɑmˈboʊn/, /tɹəmˈboʊn/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

trombone (plural trombones)

1. A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).

   Jim plays the trombone very well.

   This trombone is very expensive.

2. The common European bittern.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trɔmˈbɔːnə/

• Audio

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Noun

trombone c (plural trombones)

1. (music) trombone

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian trombone

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁɔ̃.bɔn/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

trombone m (plural trombones)

1. (music) trombone
2. paper clip

Verb

trombone

1. first-person singular present indicative of tromboner
2. third-person singular present indicative of tromboner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of tromboner
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of tromboner
5. second-person singular imperative of tromboner

External links

• “trombone” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From tromba +‎ -one (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tromˈbo.ne/

Noun

trombone m (plural tromboni)

1. (music) trombone
2. an annoying and boring person, especially if arrogant, old or moralist

Noun

trombone m (definite singular trombonen, indefinite plural tromboner, definite plural trombonene)

1. (music) a trombone

Noun

trombone m (definite singular trombonen, indefinite plural trombonar, definite plural trombonane)

1. (music) a trombone

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian trombone.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾõ.ˈbɔ.nɨ/
• Hyphenation: trom‧bo‧ne

Noun

trombone m (plural trombones)

1. (music) trombone (a musical instrument in the brass family)