different between lutherie vs luthier

English

Etymology

From French lutherie (“manufacture of stringed instruments”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lu?t??i/

Noun

lutherie (uncountable)

1. The craft of making stringed musical instruments.

Related terms

• lute
• luthier

Translations

References

• Grove Music Online
• lutherie at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

From luthier +? -ie or luth +? -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ly.t?i/

Noun

lutherie f (plural lutheries)

1. lutherie

References

• “lutherie” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French luthier, from luth (“lute”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?lu?.ti.?/, /?lju?.ti.?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?lu?.ti.?/, /?lu?.?i.?/

Noun

luthier (plural luthiers)

1. A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.

Synonyms

• violin maker

Related terms

• lute
• lutherie

Translations

French

Etymology

luth +? -ier

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ly.tje/

Noun

luthier m (plural luthiers)

1. luthier, violin maker

Descendants

• English: luthier

Further reading

• “luthier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Noun

luthier m (plural luthiers or luthieres)

1. Alternative spelling of lutier

Further reading

• “luthier” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.