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Beethovenian

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌbeɪt(h)əʊˈviːnɪən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˌbeɪtoʊˈvini.ən/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːniən
  • CMU ARPABET: B EY2 T OW0 V IY1 N IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven, in particular his style of music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to Ludwig van Beethoven or his music

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Beethoven + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: beethovenský — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Czech: beethovenovský — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Czech: Beethovenův — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Finnish: beethovenilainen — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • French: beethovénien — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • French: beethovenien — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • German: beethovenisch — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Greek: μπετοβενικός (betovenikós) — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Hungarian: beethoveni — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Italian: beethoveniano — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Polish: beethovenowski — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Russian: бетхо́венский (betxóvenskij) — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Serbo-Croatian: бетовенијански — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Serbo-Croatian: beethovenijanski — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Serbo-Croatian: betovenijanski — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Spanish: beethoveniano — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Swedish: beethovensk — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Ukrainian: бетхо́венський (betxóvensʹkyj) — of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven