anacrusi

Catalan

Beginning of BWV 736, with an anacrusis shown in red.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anákrousis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.nəˈkɾu.zi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [a.naˈkɾu.zi]

Noun

anacrusi f (plural anacrusis)

1. (prosody) anacrusis; unstressed syllable at the start of a verse
2. (music) anacrusis; unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase

Further reading

• “anacrusi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anákrousis).

Noun

anacrusi f (uncountable)

1. anacrusis
2. (music) upbeat (unstressed beat at beginning of bar)

Related terms

• anacrusico

Further reading

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