protofonia

Portuguese

Etymology

From proto- +‎ -fonia

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.to.foˈni.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.to.foˈni.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.to.foˈni.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.tu.fuˈni.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: pro‧to‧fo‧ni‧a

Noun

protofonia f (plural protofonias)

1. (music) prelude, overture

   Synonym: prelúdio

Further reading

• “protofonia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025