theremin
English
A modern theremin
Etymology
Named after Russian inventor Léon Theremin (1896–1993). Theremin is a French version of his Russian name, Ле́в Терме́н (Lév Termén).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθɛə.ɹəˌmɪn/, /ˈθɛ.ɹɨ.mɪn/
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Noun
theremin (plural theremins)
- An electronic musical instrument that generates sound of varying pitch and volume depending on the proximity of the musician’s hands to two antennae mounted on the instrument.
Synonyms
- ætherphone, etherphone, thereminophone, termenvox, thereminvox (dated)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Translations
electronic musical instrument
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Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteremin/, [ˈt̪e̞re̞min]
Declension
| Inflection of theremin (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | theremin | thereminit | |
| genitive | thereminin | thereminien | |
| partitive | thereminiä | thereminejä | |
| illative | thereminiin | theremineihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | theremin | thereminit | |
| accusative | nom. | theremin | thereminit |
| gen. | thereminin | ||
| genitive | thereminin | thereminien | |
| partitive | thereminiä | thereminejä | |
| inessive | thereminissä | theremineissä | |
| elative | thereministä | theremineistä | |
| illative | thereminiin | theremineihin | |
| adessive | thereminillä | theremineillä | |
| ablative | thereminiltä | theremineiltä | |
| allative | thereminille | theremineille | |
| essive | theremininä | theremineinä | |
| translative | thereminiksi | theremineiksi | |
| instructive | — | thereminein | |
| abessive | thereminittä | theremineittä | |
| comitative | — | theremineineen | |
| Possessive forms of theremin (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | thereminini | thereminimme |
| 2nd person | thereminisi | theremininne |
| 3rd person | theremininsä | |
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