alphorn

See also: Alphorn

English

alphorns

Alternative forms

• alpenhorn

Etymology

From Alemannic German Alphorn, German Alphorn.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈalp.hɔːn/

Noun

alphorn (plural alphorns)

1. (music) A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes.

Synonyms

• Alpine horn

Derived terms

• alphornist

Translations

musical instrument

• Dutch: alpenhoorn (nl) m
• Esperanto: alpkorno
• Finnish: alppitorvi (fi)
• French: cor des Alpes (fr) m
• German: Alphorn (de) n

  Alemannic German: Alphorn n

• Hungarian: havasi kürt, alpesi kürt
• Irish: alpchorn m
• Polish: róg alpejski (pl) m
• Portuguese: trompa alpina
• Romanian: cornul Alpilor
• Russian: альпи́йский рог (ru) m (alʹpíjskij rog)
• Spanish: trompa de los Alpes f, alforn
• Swedish: alphorn (sv) n
• Turkish: çoban borusu