passacaglia
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian passacaglia, from Spanish pasacalle, from pasar (“to pass”) + calle (“street”).
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passacaglia (countable and uncountable, plural passacaglias)
- (music) A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple metre, and use of a ground bass.
- (music, by extension) Any piece of classical music with similar characteristics.
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historical Spanish dance
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Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
- passacaglio m (archaic)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish pasacalle, from pasar (“to pass”) + calle (“street”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
passacaglia f (plural passacaglie)
- (music) passacaglia (historical Spanish dance)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Italian passacaglia.
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passacaglia f (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of passacaglia (singular only)
singular | ||
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f gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (o) passacaglia | passacaglia |
genitive/dative | (unei) passacagli | passacaglii |