Saxophon in German

IPA: /ˈzaksoˌfoːn/, /ˌzaksoˈfoːn/ (note: less often) Audio: De-Saxophon.ogg

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Etymology: 19th century, from French saxophone. Equivalent to the name Adolphe Sax + -o- + -fon, from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice”). Etymology templates: {{bor|de|fr|saxophone}} French saxophone, {{suffix|de||-fon}} + -fon, {{der|de|grc|φωνή||voice}} Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Saxophon n (strong, genitive Saxophons, plural Saxophone) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Saxophons [genitive], Saxophone [plural], strong [table-tags], Saxophon [nominative, singular], Saxophone [definite, nominative, plural], Saxophons [genitive, singular], Saxophone [definite, genitive, plural], Saxophon [dative, singular], Saxophonen [dative, definite, plural], Saxophon [accusative, singular], Saxophone [accusative, definite, plural], Saxofon [alternative]

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"Saxophon" meaning in German

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