staccato
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian staccato (“detached, disconnected”), past participle of staccare (“to detach, separate”), aphetic variant of distaccare (“to separate, detach”), from Middle French destacher (“to detach”), from Old French destachier (“to detach”), from des- + atachier (“to attach”), alteration of estachier (“to fasten with or to a stake, lay claim to”), from estache (“a stake”), from Low Frankish *stakkā (“stake”), from Proto-Germanic *stakkaz, *stakô (“stick, stake”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“stick, stake”). Akin to Old High German stecko (“post”) (German Stecken (“stick”)), Old Saxon stekko (“stake”), Old Norse stakkr (“hay stack, heap”), Old English staca (“stake”). More at stake.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
staccato (plural staccatos or staccati)
- (music) An articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are to be played in an abruptly disconnected manner, with each note sounding for a very short duration, and a short break lasting until the sounding of the next note; as opposed to legato. Staccato is indicated by a dot directly above or below the notehead.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
- (figurative) Any sound resembling a musical staccato.
- According to the syllable-timed hypothesis, Spanish syllables as staccato.
- 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 160:
- The tumultuous noise resolved itself now into the disorderly mingling of many voices, the gride of many wheels, the creaking of waggons, and the staccato of hoofs.
Translations edit
Adverb edit
staccato (comparative more staccato, superlative most staccato)
- (music) played in this style
- Now, play the same passage very staccato.
Adjective edit
staccato (comparative more staccato, superlative most staccato)
- (music) Describing a passage having this mark.
- Made up of abruptly disconnected parts or sounds.
- 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray:
- The same nervous staccato laugh broke from her thin lips, and her fingers began to play with a long tortoise-shell paper-knife.
- 1960 October, P. Ransome-Wallis, “Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 613:
- The water-level route, the whistle and the loud staccato exhaust of this great engine recalled most vividly memories of the New York Central Hudsons highballing along the Hudson River between Harmon and Albany!
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "music"): legato
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Adverb edit
staccato
Noun edit
staccato m (plural staccatos)
Further reading edit
- “staccato”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From staccare (“to detach, separate”).
Pronunciation edit
Participle edit
staccato (feminine staccata, masculine plural staccati, feminine plural staccate)
Adjective edit
staccato (feminine staccata, masculine plural staccati, feminine plural staccate, superlative staccatissimo)
- disjointed, disunited, separate
- loose (pages in a book)
- (sports) outdistanced
Noun edit
staccato m (plural staccati)
Anagrams edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Italian staccato.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
staccato n (indeclinable, related adjective staccatowy)
- (music) staccato (articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are to be played in an abruptly disconnected manner, with each note sounding for a very short duration, and a short break lasting until the sounding of the next note)
- Antonym: legato
- (figurative, literary) staccato (any sound resembling a musical staccato)
Declension edit
or
Indeclinable
Adjective edit
staccato (not comparable, no derived adverb)
Adverb edit
staccato (not comparable)
Further reading edit
- staccato I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- staccato II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- staccato III in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- staccato in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- staccato in PWN's encyclopedia
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Italian staccato.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
staccato m (plural staccati)
References edit
- ^ “staccato” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “staccato” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Italian staccato.
Adverb edit
staccato
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Adverb edit
staccato (not comparable)
Noun edit
staccato n
- (music) staccato (with a clear break between each tone)
- (music) staccato (staccato passage)
- (figuratively) staccato (of for example a way of speaking)
Declension edit
Declension of staccato | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | staccato | staccatot | staccaton | staccatona |
Genitive | staccatos | staccatots | staccatons | staccatonas |