French horn en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From French + horn.
Meanings
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A coiled brass musical instrument, derived from the French hunting horn, which has rotary valves.
Using the “endangered species” model employed by the World Wide Fund for Nature, campaigners are highlighting the scarcity of bassoonists and paving the way for the promotion of some other orchestral instruments that are under threat, such as the oboe, French horn, viola, trombone and double bass.
2015 August 1, Vanessa Thorpe, “Musicians launch campaign to save the bassoon as shortage threatens orchestra”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| French horns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (35)
hy վալտորն (musical instrument) · pl waltornia (musical instrument) · pt trompa (musical instrument) · ru валто́рна (musical instrument) · ro corn francez (musical instrument) · sl francoski rog (musical instrument) · scn cornu (musical instrument) · cy corn Ffrengig (musical instrument) · ka ვალტორნა (musical instrument) · cs lesní roh (musical instrument) · sh хорна (musical instrument) · bg ва́лдхорна (musical instrument) · es trompa (musical instrument) · nl hoorn (musical instrument) · it corno francese (musical instrument) · be валто́рна (musical instrument) · fi käyrätorvi (musical instrument) · mi pūwīwī (musical instrument) · lt valtorna (musical instrument) · tr korno (musical instrument) · de Waldhorn (musical instrument) · cmn 法國號 /法国号 (musical instrument) · sw baragumu ya kifaransa (musical instrument) · uk валто́рна (musical instrument) · hu vadászkürt (musical instrument) · he קרן יער (musical instrument) · hu kürt (musical instrument) · fr cor d'harmonie (musical instrument) · co cornu (musical instrument) · ca trompa (musical instrument) · cmn 圓號 /圆号 (musical instrument) · pl róg (musical instrument) · it corno (musical instrument) · sv valthorn (musical instrument) · ro corn de armonie (musical instrument)