adagio

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See also: adágio and adagiò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈdɑːd͡ʒiəʊ/, /əˈdæd͡ʒiəʊ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

adagio (plural adagios)

  2. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
  4. (music) A passage having this mark.
  6. (dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.

Translations

Adverb

adagio (not comparable)

  2. (music) Played rather slowly.

Translations

Translations

Adjective

adagio (not comparable)

  2. (music) Describing a passage having this mark.

Translations

Translations

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin adagium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /adaɡio/
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Hyphenation: a‧da‧gi‧o

Adverb

adagio (not comparable)

  1. (music) adagio

Noun

adagio inan

  1. (music) adagio

Declension

Declension of adagio (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive adagio adagioa adagioak
ergative adagiok adagioak adagioek
dative adagiori adagioari adagioei
genitive adagioren adagioaren adagioen
comitative adagiorekin adagioarekin adagioekin
causative adagiorengatik adagioarengatik adagioengatik
benefactive adagiorentzat adagioarentzat adagioentzat
instrumental adagioz adagioaz adagioez
inessive adagiotan adagioan adagioetan
locative adagiotako adagioko adagioetako
allative adagiotara adagiora adagioetara
terminative adagiotaraino adagioraino adagioetaraino
directive adagiotarantz adagiorantz adagioetarantz
destinative adagiotarako adagiorako adagioetarako
ablative adagiotatik adagiotik adagioetatik
partitive adagiorik — —
prolative adagiotzat — —

Further reading

  • "adagio" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “adagio” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːˈdaː.dʒoː/, /aːˈdaː.(d)ʒi.oː/
  • Hyphenation: ada‧gio

Etymology 1

From Latin adagium.

Noun

adagio n (plural adagios, diminutive adagiootje n)

  1. adage
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Noun

adagio n (plural adagios, diminutive adagiootje n)

  1. (music, dance) adagio

Adverb

adagio

  1. (music) adagio

Adjective

adagio (not comparable)

  1. (music) describing a passage having this mark
Inflection
Inflection of adagio
uninflected adagio
inflected adagio
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial adagio
indefinite m./f. sing. adagio
n. sing. adagio
plural adagio
definite adagio
partitive

References

  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition)

French

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Wikipedia fr

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Pronunciation

Adverb

adagio

  1. (music) adagio

Noun

adagio m (plural adagios)

  1. (music) adagio

Further reading

Indonesian

Noun

adagio (first-person possessive adagioku, second-person possessive adagiomu, third-person possessive adagionya)

  1. adagio

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈda.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -adʒo
  • Hyphenation: a‧dà‧gio

Etymology 1

Univerbation of ad (“at”) +‎ agio (“ease”).

Adverb

adagio (superlative adagissimo)

  1. slowly

Noun

adagio m (plural adagi)

  1. (music) adagio
Descendants
  • Portuguese: adágio

Etymology 2

Verb

adagio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of adagiare

Etymology 3

From Latin adagium.

Noun

adagio m (plural adagi)

  1. proverb, adage or saying
Descendants

See also

Latin

Noun

adā̆giō f (genitive adā̆giōnis); third declension

  1. Alternative form of adā̆gium

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative adā̆giō adā̆giōnēs
Genitive adā̆giōnis adā̆giōnum
Dative adā̆giōnī adā̆giōnibus
Accusative adā̆giōnem adā̆giōnēs
Ablative adā̆giōne adā̆giōnibus
Vocative adā̆giō adā̆giōnēs

Noun

adā̆giō

  1. dative/ablative singular of adā̆gium

References

  • “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

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nb

Etymology

From Italian adagio (“slowly”).

Adverb

adagio

  1. (music) adagio

Noun

adagio m (definite singular adagioen, indefinite plural adagioer, definite plural adagioene)

  1. (music) an adagio

Usage notes

  • Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter.

References

  1. ^ “adagio” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  2. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian adagio (“slowly”).

Adverb

adagio

  1. (music) adagio

Noun

adagio m (definite singular adagioen, indefinite plural adagioar, definite plural adagioane)

  1. (music) an adagio

Usage notes

  • Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter.

References

  1. ^ “adagio” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  2. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian adagio. First attested in 1823.

Pronunciation

Noun

adagio n (indeclinable)

  1. (music) adagio (a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully)
  2. (music) adagio (a passage having this mark)
  3. (dance) adagio (a male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts)

Declension

Indeclinable, or rarely:

Declension of adagio
singular plural
nominative adagio adagia
genitive adagia adagiów
dative adagiu adagiom
accusative adagio adagia
instrumental adagiem adagiami
locative adagiu adagiach
vocative adagio adagio

Adjective

adagio (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (music) adagio (describing a passage having this mark)

Adverb

adagio (not comparable)

  1. (music) adagio (played rather slowly)

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “adagio”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “adagio”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Kurjer Warszawski‎ (in Polish), volume 3, t.2, number 167, 1823, page 1

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Noun

adagio n (uncountable)

  1. 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/
  • Audio (Colombia:(file)
  • Rhymes: -axjo
  • Syllabification: a‧da‧gio

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Adverb

adagio

  1. (music) adagio

Noun

adagio m (plural adagios)

  1. (music) adagio

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin adagium.

Noun

adagio m (plural adagios)

  1. adage (old saying)

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Adverb

adagio

  1. (music) adagio (slowly)

Noun

adagio n

  1. (music) adagio

Declension

Declension of adagio 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative adagio adagiot adagion adagiona
Genitive adagios adagiots adagions adagionas

References

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