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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian adagio .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /əˈdɑːd͡ʒiəʊ/ , /əˈdæd͡ʒiəʊ/
Noun
adagio (plural adagios )
( music ) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly , leisurely and gracefully .
( music ) A passage having this mark.
( dance ) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance , spins and/or lifts .
Translations
tempo mark indicating that music is to be played slowly
Adverb
adagio (not comparable )
( music ) Played rather slowly.
Translations
Adjective
adagio (not comparable )
( music ) Describing a passage having this mark.
Translations
Basque
Etymology
Ultimately from Italian adagio .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /adaɡio/
Rhymes: -io
Hyphenation: a‧da‧gi‧o
Adverb
adagio (not comparable )
( music ) adagio
Noun
adagio inan
( music ) adagio
Declension
Declension of adagio (inanimate, ending in vowel)
Further reading
Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /aːˈdaː.dʒoː/ , /aːˈdaː.(d)ʒi.oː/
Hyphenation: ada‧gio
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin adā̆giō .
Noun
adagio n (plural adagios , diminutive adagiootje n )
adage
Synonym: adagium
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian adagio .
Noun
adagio n (plural adagios , diminutive adagiootje n )
( music , dance ) adagio
Adverb
adagio
( music ) adagio
Adjective
adagio (not comparable )
( music ) describing a passage having this mark
Declension
Further reading
M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk) , Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition)
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian adagio .
Pronunciation
Adverb
adagio
( music ) adagio
Noun
adagio m (plural adagios )
( music ) adagio
Further reading
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from English adagio , from Italian adagio .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /aˈda.ɡjɔ/ , /aˈda.d͡ʒɔ/
Rhymes: -ɔ
Hyphenation: a‧da‧gio
Noun
adagio
adagio
( music ) a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly , leisurely and gracefully
( music ) a passage having this mark
( dance ) a male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance , spins and/or lifts
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /aˈda.d͡ʒo/
Rhymes: -adʒo
Hyphenation: a‧dà‧gio
Etymology 1
Univerbation of ad ( “ at ” ) + agio ( “ ease ” ) .
Adverb
adagio (superlative adagissimo )
slowly
Noun
adagio m (plural adagi )
( music ) adagio
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
adagio
first-person singular present indicative of adagiare
Etymology 3
Learned borrowing from Latin adā̆giō .
Noun
adagio m (plural adagi )
proverb , adage or saying
See also
Latin
Noun
adā̆giō f (genitive adā̆giōnis ) ; third declension
Alternative form of adā̆gium
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Noun
adā̆giō
dative / ablative singular of adā̆gium
Further reading
“adagio ”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ) A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press
adagio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700 , pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian adagio ( “ slowly ” ) .[ 1]
Adverb
adagio
( music ) adagio
Noun
adagio m (definite singular adagioen , indefinite plural adagioer , definite plural adagioene )
( music ) an adagio
Usage notes
Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter.[ 2]
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian adagio ( “ slowly ” ) .[ 1]
Adverb
adagio
( music ) adagio
Noun
adagio m (definite singular adagioen , indefinite plural adagioar , definite plural adagioane )
( music ) an adagio
Usage notes
Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter.[ 2]
References
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian adagio .[ 1] [ 2] First attested in 1823.[ 3]
Pronunciation
Noun
adagio n (indeclinable )
( music ) adagio ( a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly , leisurely and gracefully )
( music ) adagio ( a passage having this mark )
( dance ) adagio ( a male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance , spins and/or lifts )
Declension
Indeclinable, or rarely:
Adjective
adagio (not comparable , no derived adverb )
( music ) adagio ( describing a passage having this mark )
Adverb
adagio (not comparable )
( music ) adagio ( played rather slowly )
References
^ Mirosław Bańko , Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021 ) “adagio ”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych , →ISBN
^ Witold Doroszewski , editor (1958–1969 ), “adagio ”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
^ Kurjer Warszawski (in Polish), volume 3, t.2 , number 167 , 1823 , page 1
Further reading
adagio in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
adagio in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861 ) “adadżjo ”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
J. Karłowicz , A. Kryński , W. Niedźwiedzki , editors (1900 ), “adadżjo ”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 7
“adagio ”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish ], 2022
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian adagio .
Noun
adagio n (uncountable )
adagio
Declension
declension of adagio (singular only)
singular
n gender
indefinite articulation
definite articulation
nominative/accusative
(un) adagio
adagioul
genitive/dative
(unui) adagio
adagioului
vocative
adagioule
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /aˈdaxjo/
Rhymes: -axjo
Syllabification: a‧da‧gio
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian adagio .
Adverb
adagio
( music ) adagio
Noun
adagio m (plural adagios )
( music ) adagio
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Latin adā̆giō .
Noun
adagio m (plural adagios )
adage ( old saying )
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian adagio .
Adverb
adagio
( music ) adagio (slowly)
Noun
adagio n
( music ) adagio
Declension
References
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Adverb
adágió (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜑᜒᜌᜓ )
Alternative spelling of adahiyo