coda
See also CODA
English
The symbol for a musical coda.
Etymology
From Italian coda
Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈkəʊ.də/
- (US) IPA: /ˈkoʊ.də/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊdə
- Homophone: coder (in non-rhotic dialects)
Noun
coda (plural codas)
- (music) A passage which brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
- (linguistics) The optional final part of a syllable, placed after its nucleus, and usually composed of one or more consonants.
- The word salts has three consonants — /l/, /t/, and /s/ — in its coda, whereas the word glee has no coda at all.
- (geology) In seismograms, the gradual return to baseline after a seismic event. The length of the coda can be used to estimate event magnitude, and the shape sometimes reveals details of subsurface structures.
- The conclusion of a statement.
- Alternative spelling of CODA.
Synonyms
- (end of a music piece): finale
See also
French
Etymology
From Italian coda
Pronunciation
- IPA: /kɔ.da/
Noun
coda f (plural codas)
- (music) A musical coda.
- (linguistics) A syllable coda.
Verb
coda
- Third-person singular indicative past historic form of coder
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈkɔd̪ˠə]
Noun
coda
- genitive singular form of cuid
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| coda | choda | gcoda |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈkoda]
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda.
Noun
coda f (plural code)
Derived terms
Related terms
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Alternative form of cauda.
Noun
cōda (genitive cōdae); f, first declension
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cōda | cōdae |
| genitive | cōdae | cōdārum |
| dative | cōdae | cōdīs |
| accusative | cōdam | cōdās |
| ablative | cōdā | cōdīs |
| vocative | cōda | cōdae |