diapasó

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin diapason, from Ancient Greek διαπασῶν (diapasôn), that is διά (diá, “through”) + πασῶν (pasôn, “all”) (χορδῶν (khordôn, “notes”)), “through all (notes)”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [di.ə.pəˈzo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [di.a.paˈzo]

Noun

diapasó m (plural diapasons)

1. (music) diapason
2. (music) range
3. tuning fork

Further reading

• “diapasó” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.