Origin of concertina
apparently coined by the original instrument's inventor, English instrument-maker Charles Wheatstone (1802–75), who patented it in 1829; cf.
concertino,
seraphina a similar instrument
OTHER WORDS FROM concertina
con·cer·ti·nist, nounWords nearby concertina
Example sentences from the Web for concertina
British Dictionary definitions for concertina
concertina
/ (ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə) /
noun
a small hexagonal musical instrument of the reed organ family in which metallic reeds are vibrated by air from a set of bellows operated by the player's hands. Notes are produced by pressing buttons
verb -nas, -naing or -naed
(intr)
to collapse or fold up like a concertina
Derived forms of concertina
concertinist, nounWord Origin for concertina
C19:
concert +
-ina