different between luthier vs luthiery

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.

English

Etymology

From luthier +? -y; see -ery.

Noun

luthiery (uncountable)

1. The construction and repair of stringed instruments.

Synonyms

• lutherie (formal, common)