andante

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian andante.

Pronunciation

Noun

andante (plural andantes)

  1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than moderato.
    • 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 198:
      The music’s marking is andante, a delicate footfall.
  2. (music) A passage having this mark.

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

andante (not comparable)

  1. (music) Played at a moderately slow tempo.

Adjective

andante (not comparable)

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

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian andante.

Pronunciation

Noun

andante

  1. (music) andante

Declension

Rarely declined.

Inflection of andante (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative andante andantet
genitive andanten andantejen
partitive andantea andanteja
illative andanteen andanteihin
singular plural
nominative andante andantet
accusative nom. andante andantet
gen. andanten
genitive andanten andantejen
andanteinrare
partitive andantea andanteja
inessive andantessa andanteissa
elative andantesta andanteista
illative andanteen andanteihin
adessive andantella andanteilla
ablative andantelta andanteilta
allative andantelle andanteille
essive andantena andanteina
translative andanteksi andanteiksi
abessive andantetta andanteitta
instructive — andantein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of andante (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative andanteni andanteni
accusative nom. andanteni andanteni
gen. andanteni
genitive andanteni andantejeni
andanteinirare
partitive andanteani andantejani
inessive andantessani andanteissani
elative andantestani andanteistani
illative andanteeni andanteihini
adessive andantellani andanteillani
ablative andanteltani andanteiltani
allative andantelleni andanteilleni
essive andantenani andanteinani
translative andantekseni andanteikseni
abessive andantettani andanteittani
instructive — —
comitative — andanteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative andantesi andantesi
accusative nom. andantesi andantesi
gen. andantesi
genitive andantesi andantejesi
andanteisirare
partitive andanteasi andantejasi
inessive andantessasi andanteissasi
elative andantestasi andanteistasi
illative andanteesi andanteihisi
adessive andantellasi andanteillasi
ablative andanteltasi andanteiltasi
allative andantellesi andanteillesi
essive andantenasi andanteinasi
translative andanteksesi andanteiksesi
abessive andantettasi andanteittasi
instructive — —
comitative — andanteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative andantemme andantemme
accusative nom. andantemme andantemme
gen. andantemme
genitive andantemme andantejemme
andanteimmerare
partitive andanteamme andantejamme
inessive andantessamme andanteissamme
elative andantestamme andanteistamme
illative andanteemme andanteihimme
adessive andantellamme andanteillamme
ablative andanteltamme andanteiltamme
allative andantellemme andanteillemme
essive andantenamme andanteinamme
translative andanteksemme andanteiksemme
abessive andantettamme andanteittamme
instructive — —
comitative — andanteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative andantenne andantenne
accusative nom. andantenne andantenne
gen. andantenne
genitive andantenne andantejenne
andanteinnerare
partitive andanteanne andantejanne
inessive andantessanne andanteissanne
elative andantestanne andanteistanne
illative andanteenne andanteihinne
adessive andantellanne andanteillanne
ablative andanteltanne andanteiltanne
allative andantellenne andanteillenne
essive andantenanne andanteinanne
translative andanteksenne andanteiksenne
abessive andantettanne andanteittanne
instructive — —
comitative — andanteinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative andantensa andantensa
accusative nom. andantensa andantensa
gen. andantensa
genitive andantensa andantejensa
andanteinsarare
partitive andanteaan
andanteansa 		andantejaan
andantejansa
inessive andantessaan
andantessansa 		andanteissaan
andanteissansa
elative andantestaan
andantestansa 		andanteistaan
andanteistansa
illative andanteensa andanteihinsa
adessive andantellaan
andantellansa 		andanteillaan
andanteillansa
ablative andanteltaan
andanteltansa 		andanteiltaan
andanteiltansa
allative andantelleen
andantellensa 		andanteilleen
andanteillensa
essive andantenaan
andantenansa 		andanteinaan
andanteinansa
translative andantekseen
andanteksensa 		andanteikseen
andanteiksensa
abessive andantettaan
andantettansa 		andanteittaan
andanteittansa
instructive — —
comitative — andanteineen
andanteinensa

Further reading

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian andante.

Pronunciation

Adverb

andante

  1. (music) andante

Noun

andante m (plural andantes)

  1. (music) andante

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Present participle of andare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈdan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: an‧dàn‧te

Adjective

andante (plural andanti)

  1. going, walking
  2. current (month)
  3. continuous, unbroken
  4. ordinary, of little value
  5. agile

Derived terms

Noun

andante m (plural andanti)

  1. (music) andante

Descendants

Participle

andante (plural andanti)

  1. present participle of andare

Further reading

  • andante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese andante, from andar (“to walk”) + -ante.

Adjective

andante m or f (plural andantes)

  1. who roams, wanders
    Synonyms: erradio, errante, itinerante, vagabundo, vagamundo, vagante
    Cavaleiro andante. ― Knight-errant.
Related terms

Noun

andante m or f by sense (plural andantes)

  1. roamer (one who roams)
    Synonyms: itinerante, vagabundo

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian andante (“going”).

Noun

andante m (plural andantes)

  1. (music) andante (passage to be played in a moderately slow tempo)

Adjective

andante m or f (plural andantes)

  1. (music) andante (played in a moderately slow tempo)
    Coordinate terms: adágio, alegro
Related terms

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian andante.

Adverb

andante

  1. andante

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈdante/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: an‧dan‧te

Etymology 1

From andar (“to walk”) +‎ -ante.

Adjective

andante m or f (masculine and feminine plural andantes)

  1. walking, who roams, who wanders, errant
    Caballero andante. ― Knight-errant.
Derived terms

Noun

andante m or f by sense (plural andantes)

  1. roamer (one who roams)
Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian andante (“going”).

Noun

andante m (plural andantes)

  1. (music) a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
  2. (music) a passage having this mark

Adjective

andante m or f (masculine and feminine plural andantes)

  1. (music) played in a moderately slow tempo

Adverb

andante

  1. (music) with a moderately slow tempo

Further reading

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