different between accordion vs accordeon

English

Alternative forms

• accordeon (dated)

Etymology

First attested in 1831. From German Akkordeon, from Akkord (“harmony”), from French accord, from Old French acorder, based on Italian accordare (“to tune”). See also accord.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??k?(?).di.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?.?k??.di.?n/
• Hyphenation: ac?cord?i?on

Noun

accordion (plural accordions)

1. A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind from a squeezed bellows upon free metallic reeds.
2. (graphical user interface) A vertical list of items that can be individually expanded and collapsed to reveal their contents.

Synonyms

• squeezebox

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Irish: acordán

Translations

See also

• bandoneon
• concertina

Verb

accordion (third-person singular simple present accordions, present participle accordioning, simple past and past participle accordioned)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To fold up, in the manner of an accordion
   • 1980, Stephen King, The Mist

     I slit the wrapping with my pocketknife and the clothesline accordioned out in stiff loops.

Anagrams

• Concordia

English

Noun

accordeon (plural accordeons)

1. Dated form of accordion.

Anagrams

• carcooned

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French accordéon, from German Akkordeon.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /??.k?r.de???n/, /??.k?r.di??n/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /??k?r.de?.?n/
• Hyphenation: ac?cor?de?on
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

accordeon m or n (plural accordeons, diminutive accordeonnetje n)

1. accordion (a portable wind instrument with a keyboard)

Synonyms

• bandoneon

Derived terms

• accordeondeur
• accordeonfile
• accordeonist