hymne
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
hymnefrom Latin hymnus, itself from Ancient Greek ὕμνος, perhaps a variant of the word that gives us hymen, hymeneal. The word changed from masculine to feminine in Old French, 'more commonly feminine' in the seventeenth century, then etymologically restored to the masculine gender.
Definitions
- antiquité
- musique
Synonyms
Plural
hymnes
Hyponyms
trisagionchérubique
Translations
german:Hymne
english:anthem
danish:hymne
spanish:himno
finnish:virsi
greek:υμνωδία
italian:inno
dutch:kerkgezang
polish:hymn
portuguese:hino
russian:гимн
swedish:lovsång
turkish:ilahi