adagietto
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian adagietto, a diminutive of adagio.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˌdæ(d)ʒiːˈɛtəʊ/, /əˌdɑː(d)ʒiːˈɛtəʊ/
Noun edit
adagietto (plural adagiettos)
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
Translations edit
passage
Adverb edit
adagietto (not comparable)
- (music) More lighthearted than adagio.
Adjective edit
adagietto (not comparable)
- (music) Describing a passage having this mark.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From adagio + -etto (diminutive suffix).
Noun edit
adagietto m (plural adagietti)
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Italian adagietto, a diminutive of adagio.
Noun edit
adagietto m (plural adagiettos)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Italian adagietto.
Adverb edit
adagietto