different between wooden vs luthier

English

Alternative forms

• wodden (obsolete)

Etymology

From wood +? -en. Dates from 1530s, gradually replaced treen (“made from a tree”), from Middle English treen, from Old English triewen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w?d?n/
• Rhymes: -?d?n

Adjective

wooden (comparative more wooden, superlative most wooden)

1. Made of wood.
2. (figuratively) As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion.

Derived terms

• woodenness

Translations

Anagrams

• Ewondo

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.