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English
Etymology
From Italian bemolle, from Medieval Latin b mollis (“B-flat”, literally “soft B”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bemol (plural bemols)
- (music, obsolete) The flat symbol (♭), or a flattened note.
- Antonym: diesis
1753, The Deist Triumphant, page 154:F natural has a Bemol on b. [...] B flat has a Bemol on b and e.
1818, George Jones, History of the Rise and Progress of Music, Theoretical and Practical, page 345:Now B♭, which is ſuppoſed to be repreſented by Nº 6. of the hammers, is the generator of the next modulation or key in the bemol or flat mode, F.
1841, Terence Joseph O'Donnelly, The Academy of Elementary Music, page 133:Sol major has only one dièse for a signature; therefore sol ♭ major must have six bemols; six and one make seven.
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Albanian
Etymology
From Italian bemolle.
Adjective
bemol
- (music) flat (lowered by one semitone)
Noun
bemol m
- (music) flat
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French bémol, from Italian bemolle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.mɔl/
- Rhymes: -ɛmɔl
- Syllabification: be‧mol
Noun
bemol m inan
- (music) flat (note played a semitone lower than a natural)
- Coordinate term: krzyżyk
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Further reading
- bemol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bemol in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian bemolle.[1] By surface analysis, bê + mole.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bemol m or f (plural bemóis, not comparable)
- (music, note) flat (lowered by one semitone)
Noun
bemol m (plural bemóis)
- (music) flat (note played a semitone lower than a natural)
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French bémol or Italian bemolle.
Noun
bemol m (plural bemoli)
- bemol
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From B (“musical letter”) + mol, from mole (“soft”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈmol/
- Rhymes: -ol
- Syllabification: be‧mol
Adjective
bemol m or f (masculine and feminine plural bemoles)
- (music) flat
Esta pieza está compuesta en re bemol.- This piece was composed in D flat.
Derived terms
Noun
bemol m (plural bemoles)
- (music) flat symbol
Se te olvidó poner un par de bemoles.- You forgot to add a couple of flats.
Further reading
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French bémol.
Noun
bemol (definite accusative bemolü, plural bemollar)
- (music) flat
Declension
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