etude

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See also: Etude, étude, and Etüde

English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From around the year 1837, borrowed from French étude (“study”) from Latin studium. Doublet of studio and study.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /eɪˈtjuːd/, /eɪˈtuːd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪˌtud/, /ˈeɪˌtjud/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: (UK) -uːd

Noun

etude (plural etudes)

  1. (music) A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
    Synonym: study
    • 2007, Michele Weir, Jazz Piano Handbook, Alfred Music Publishing, →ISBN, page 110:
      The etudes with metronome markings should be played in tempo, all others should be considered rubato.

Translations

Danish

Pronunciation

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Noun

etude c (singular definite etuden, plural indefinite etuder)

  1. etude

Declension

Declension of etude
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative etude etuden etuder etuderne
genitive etudes etudens etuders etudernes

Further reading

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French étude. Doublet of studie and studio.

Pronunciation

Noun

etude f (plural etudes, diminutive etudetje n)

  1. etude

Further reading

  • “etude” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie.
  • etude on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl

Indonesian

Etymology

From English etude, from French étude (“study”), from Old French estude (“study”), from Latin studium (“spirit”). Doublet of studi and studio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /etudɛ/
  • Hyphenation: étu‧dè

Noun

étudè (first-person possessive etudeku, second-person possessive etudemu, third-person possessive etudenya)

  1. (music) etude: a short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.

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