carnyxとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

The serpent-like bell of a carnyx unearthed at Tintignac, Corrèze, France.

A man dressed as a Vacomagi tribe member playing a replica carnyx.

A recording of a reconstruction of a carnyx found at Deskford in Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, being played.

Learned borrowing from Late Latin carnyx, from Byzantine Greek κάρνυξ (kárnux, “carnyx”), from κάρνον (kárnon, “carnyx”) (both translating Galatian words into Greek), from Gaulish carno- (“horn of an animal”) (used in names), from Proto-Celtic *karnos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head, top; horn of an animal”).

発音

• Singular:
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkɑːnɪks/
  • (General American) IPA: /ˈkɑɹnɪks/
  • ハイフネーション: car‧nyx
• Plural (carnyces):
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkɑːnɪsiːz/
  • (General American) IPA: /ˈkɑɹnəˌsiz/
  • ハイフネーション: car‧ny‧ces

名詞

carnyx (plural carnyces or carnyxes)

1. (music, historical) A bronze wind instrument used by Iron Age Celts (c. 200 B.C.E. – 200 C.E.) as a type of battle trumpet; held vertically when played, it was shaped like an elongated S with a mouthpiece at the lower end and a bell (often resembling an animal with an open mouth) at the upper end.
   • 2026 January 7, Esther Addley, “‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN, archived from the original on 7 January 2026:

     A number of Greek and Roman writers described warrior tribes in Britain, Gaul and elsewhere sounding carnyces to terrify their enemies. […] The newly discovered carnyx shows signs of repair, said Hinman, indicating it was in use over a long period.

別の表記

• carnix

参照

Further reading

• carnyx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia