harmonizer

See also: Harmonizer

English

Alternative forms

• harmoniser (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.

Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥-mo-n

Ancient Greek *ἁρμων (*harmōn)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)

Ancient Greek ᾰ̔ρμονῐ́ᾱ (hărmonĭ́ā)bor.

Latin harmonialbor.

French harmonie

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izārebor.

Old French -iser

French -iser

French harmoniserbor.

English harmonize

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English harmonizer

From harmonize + -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑː.məˌnaɪ.zə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑɹ.məˌnaɪ.zəɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mənaɪzə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: har‧mo‧niz‧er
• Homophone: Harmonizer

Noun

harmonizer (plural harmonizers) (American and Oxford British spelling)

1. One who harmonizes or brings harmony.
2. (music) An electronic pitch shift effect where the shifted version is played alongside the original in harmony.

Related terms

• Harmonizer

See also

• “harmonizer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.