sostenuto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sostenuto.

Adverb

sostenuto (not comparable)

1. (music) played in a sustained manner beyond the note's normal value

Noun

sostenuto (plural sostenutos or sostenuti)

1. A note or passage marked to be sustained

Anagrams

• ostentous

French

Pronunciation

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Adverb

sostenuto

1. sostenuto

Noun

sostenuto m (plural sostenutos)

1. sostenuto

Further reading

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

Italian

Etymology

From sostenere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /so.steˈnu.to/
• Rhymes: -uto
• Hyphenation: so‧ste‧nù‧to

Adjective

sostenuto (feminine sostenuta, masculine plural sostenuti, feminine plural sostenute)

1. fast, steady, high

   Synonyms: veloce, elevato

2. reserved, distant

   Synonyms: riservato, scostante

3. (music) sostenuto

Derived terms

• sostenutamente
• sostenutezza

Participle

sostenuto (feminine sostenuta, masculine plural sostenuti, feminine plural sostenute)

1. past participle of sostenere

Further reading

• sostenuto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian sostenuto.

Adverb

sostenuto

1. sostenuto