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See also: Allegro, allégro, and allegrò

English

Etymology

From Italian allegro.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈlɛɡɹoʊ/, IPA(key): /əˈleɪɡɹoʊ/
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Noun

allegro (plural allegros)

  1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.
  2. (music, more, traditionally) An expressive mark indicating that a passage is to be played in a lively or happy manner, not necessarily quickly.
  3. (music) A passage having this mark.
    • 1910 January 12, Ameen Rihani, “Subtranscendental”, in The Book of Khalid, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead and Company, published October 1911, →OCLC, book the second (In the Temple), page 116:
      And what mean these outbursts and objurgations of his, you will ask; these suggestions, furtive, rhapsodical, mystical; this furibund allegro about Money, Mediums, and Bohemia; [...]

Translations

Adverb

allegro (not comparable)

  1. (music) played in a quick, lively tempo

Translations

Adjective

allegro (not comparable)

  1. (music) in a quick and lively manner

Translations

Derived terms

Terms derived from noun, adjective or adverb sense

Finnish

Etymology

Italian allegro

Pronunciation

Noun

allegro

  1. (music) allegro (tempo mark; passage with this mark)

Declension

Inflection of allegro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative allegro allegrot
genitive allegron allegrojen
partitive allegroa allegroja
illative allegroon allegroihin
singular plural
nominative allegro allegrot
accusative nom. allegro allegrot
gen. allegron
genitive allegron allegrojen
partitive allegroa allegroja
inessive allegrossa allegroissa
elative allegrosta allegroista
illative allegroon allegroihin
adessive allegrolla allegroilla
ablative allegrolta allegroilta
allative allegrolle allegroille
essive allegrona allegroina
translative allegroksi allegroiksi
abessive allegrotta allegroitta
instructive — allegroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of allegro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative allegroni allegroni
accusative nom. allegroni allegroni
gen. allegroni
genitive allegroni allegrojeni
partitive allegroani allegrojani
inessive allegrossani allegroissani
elative allegrostani allegroistani
illative allegrooni allegroihini
adessive allegrollani allegroillani
ablative allegroltani allegroiltani
allative allegrolleni allegroilleni
essive allegronani allegroinani
translative allegrokseni allegroikseni
abessive allegrottani allegroittani
instructive — —
comitative — allegroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative allegrosi allegrosi
accusative nom. allegrosi allegrosi
gen. allegrosi
genitive allegrosi allegrojesi
partitive allegroasi allegrojasi
inessive allegrossasi allegroissasi
elative allegrostasi allegroistasi
illative allegroosi allegroihisi
adessive allegrollasi allegroillasi
ablative allegroltasi allegroiltasi
allative allegrollesi allegroillesi
essive allegronasi allegroinasi
translative allegroksesi allegroiksesi
abessive allegrottasi allegroittasi
instructive — —
comitative — allegroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative allegromme allegromme
accusative nom. allegromme allegromme
gen. allegromme
genitive allegromme allegrojemme
partitive allegroamme allegrojamme
inessive allegrossamme allegroissamme
elative allegrostamme allegroistamme
illative allegroomme allegroihimme
adessive allegrollamme allegroillamme
ablative allegroltamme allegroiltamme
allative allegrollemme allegroillemme
essive allegronamme allegroinamme
translative allegroksemme allegroiksemme
abessive allegrottamme allegroittamme
instructive — —
comitative — allegroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative allegronne allegronne
accusative nom. allegronne allegronne
gen. allegronne
genitive allegronne allegrojenne
partitive allegroanne allegrojanne
inessive allegrossanne allegroissanne
elative allegrostanne allegroistanne
illative allegroonne allegroihinne
adessive allegrollanne allegroillanne
ablative allegroltanne allegroiltanne
allative allegrollenne allegroillenne
essive allegronanne allegroinanne
translative allegroksenne allegroiksenne
abessive allegrottanne allegroittanne
instructive — —
comitative — allegroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative allegronsa allegronsa
accusative nom. allegronsa allegronsa
gen. allegronsa
genitive allegronsa allegrojensa
partitive allegroaan
allegroansa 		allegrojaan
allegrojansa
inessive allegrossaan
allegrossansa 		allegroissaan
allegroissansa
elative allegrostaan
allegrostansa 		allegroistaan
allegroistansa
illative allegroonsa allegroihinsa
adessive allegrollaan
allegrollansa 		allegroillaan
allegroillansa
ablative allegroltaan
allegroltansa 		allegroiltaan
allegroiltansa
allative allegrolleen
allegrollensa 		allegroilleen
allegroillensa
essive allegronaan
allegronansa 		allegroinaan
allegroinansa
translative allegrokseen
allegroksensa 		allegroikseen
allegroiksensa
abessive allegrottaan
allegrottansa 		allegroittaan
allegroittansa
instructive — —
comitative — allegroineen
allegroinensa

Adverb

allegro

  1. (music) allegro (in a quick and lively manner)

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian allegro, itself borrowed from French allègre.

Pronunciation

Noun

allegro m (plural allegros)

  1. allegro

Adverb

allegro

  1. allegro

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈle.ɡro/, /alˈlɛ.ɡro/
  • Rhymes: -eɡro, -ɛɡro
  • Hyphenation: al‧lé‧gro, al‧lè‧gro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French allègre, from Latin alacer (“lively; happy, cheerful”). Compare the doublet alacre.

Adjective

allegro (feminine allegra, masculine plural allegri, feminine plural allegre, superlative allegrissimo)

  1. cheerful
  2. mirthful
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

allegro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of allegrare

References

  1. ^ allegro in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian allegro.

Adverb

allegro

  1. (music) allegro

Noun

allegro m (definite singular allegroen, indefinite plural allegroar, definite plural allegroane)

  1. (music) an allegro

Usage notes

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

References

  1. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian allegro. Doublet of alegre.

Adjective

allegro (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of alegro

Adverb

allegro (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of alegro

Noun

allegro m (plural allegri)

  1. Alternative form of alegro

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian allegro.

Adverb

allegro

  1. allegro

Noun

allegro n (uncountable)

  1. allegro

Declension

declension of allegro (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) allegro allegroul
genitive/dative (unui) allegro allegroului
vocative allegroule
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