concerto

See also: concertó and concertò

English

Etymology

From Italian concerto. Doublet of concert.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /kənˈt͡ʃɛɹtoʊ/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

concerto (plural concertos or concerti)

1. (music) A piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra.

Related terms

• concerto grosso

Translations

a piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 協奏曲／协奏曲 (zh) (xiézòuqǔ)

• Dutch: concert (nl) n
• Finnish: konsertto (fi)
• French: concerto (fr) m
• German: Konzert (de) n
• Greek: κοντσέρτο (el) n (kontsérto)
• Hungarian: versenymű (hu), (in compounds with a musical instrument) -verseny (hu)
• Indonesian: konserto (id)
• Italian: concerto (it) m
• Japanese: 協奏曲 (ja) (kyōsōkyoku)
• Khakas: концерт (kontsert)
• Malay: konserto
• Maori: puoro whakatene
• Portuguese: concerto (pt) m
• Romanian: concert (ro) m
• Russian: конце́рт (ru) m (koncért)
• Slovene: koncert (sl) m
• Spanish: concierto (es) m
• Tibetan: རམ་འདེགས་རོལ་དབྱངས (ram 'degs rol dbyangs)
• Tuvan: концерт (kontsert)
• Vietnamese: công xéc tô, công-xéc-tô
• Yakut: концерт (kontsert)

Catalan

Verb

concerto

1. first-person singular present indicative of concertar

French

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

concerto m (plural concertos)

1. concerto

Further reading

• “concerto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈt͡ʃɛr.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛrto
• Hyphenation: con‧cèr‧to

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

concerto m (plural concerti)

1. (music) concert, recital
2. (music) concerto
3. agreement, concert

   Synonym: accordo

Derived terms

• concertare
• concertino
• concertista

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

concerto

1. first-person singular present indicative of concertare

Anagrams

• concreto, concretò, contorce

Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ certō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /konˈker.toː/, [kɔŋˈkɛrt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /konˈt͡ʃer.to/, [kon̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛrt̪o]

Verb

concertō (present infinitive concertāre, perfect active concertāvī, supine concertātum); first conjugation

1. to fight or contend
2. to dispute or debate

Conjugation

Conjugation of concertō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	concertō	concertās	concertat	concertāmus	concertātis	concertant
	imperfect	concertābam	concertābās	concertābat	concertābāmus	concertābātis	concertābant
	future	concertābō	concertābis	concertābit	concertābimus	concertābitis	concertābunt
	perfect	concertāvī	concertāvistī	concertāvit	concertāvimus	concertāvistis	concertāvērunt, concertāvēre
	pluperfect	concertāveram	concertāverās	concertāverat	concertāverāmus	concertāverātis	concertāverant
	future perfect	concertāverō	concertāveris	concertāverit	concertāverimus	concertāveritis	concertāverint
passive	present	concertor	concertāris, concertāre	concertātur	concertāmur	concertāminī	concertantur
	imperfect	concertābar	concertābāris, concertābāre	concertābātur	concertābāmur	concertābāminī	concertābantur
	future	concertābor	concertāberis, concertābere	concertābitur	concertābimur	concertābiminī	concertābuntur
	perfect	concertātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	concertātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	concertātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	concertem	concertēs	concertet	concertēmus	concertētis	concertent
	imperfect	concertārem	concertārēs	concertāret	concertārēmus	concertārētis	concertārent
	perfect	concertāverim	concertāverīs	concertāverit	concertāverīmus	concertāverītis	concertāverint
	pluperfect	concertāvissem	concertāvissēs	concertāvisset	concertāvissēmus	concertāvissētis	concertāvissent
passive	present	concerter	concertēris, concertēre	concertētur	concertēmur	concertēminī	concertentur
	imperfect	concertārer	concertārēris, concertārēre	concertārētur	concertārēmur	concertārēminī	concertārentur
	perfect	concertātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	concertātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	concertā	—	—	concertāte	—
	future	—	concertātō	concertātō	—	concertātōte	concertantō
passive	present	—	concertāre	—	—	concertāminī	—
	future	—	concertātor	concertātor	—	—	concertantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		concertāre	concertāvisse	concertātūrum esse	concertārī	concertātum esse	concertātum īrī
participles		concertāns	—	concertātūrus	—	concertātus	concertandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		concertandī	concertandō	concertandum	concertandō	concertātum	concertātū

Derived terms

• concertātōrius

Descendants

• Catalan: concertar
• Italian: concertare
• Portuguese: concertar
• Sicilian: cuncirtari
• Spanish: concertar

References

• “concerto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “concerto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• concerto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to hold an altercation with a man: verbis concertare or altercari cum aliquo (B. C. 3. 19. 6)
    
• concerto in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian concerto (“concert”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈseʁ.tu/ [kõˈseh.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈseʁ.tu/ [kõˈseh.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõˈseɾ.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõˈseʁ.tu/ [kõˈseχ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈseɻ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈseɾ.tu/

• Homophone: conserto
• Hyphenation: con‧cer‧to

Noun

concerto m (plural concertos)

1. concert (a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part)

Related terms

• concertina, concertista
• concertar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɛʁ.tu/ [kõˈsɛh.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɛʁ.tu/ [kõˈsɛh.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɛɾ.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɛʁ.tu/ [kõˈsɛχ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɛɻ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɛɾ.tu/

• Homophone: conserto
• Hyphenation: con‧cer‧to

Verb

concerto

1. first-person singular present indicative of concertar