hemiola
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English
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡμιόλιος (hēmiólios), "containing one and a half; half as much again; in the ratio of 3:2".
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊlə
Noun
hemiola (plural hemiolas)
- (music) The articulation of two bars in triple time as if they were three bars in duple time.
Translations
hemiola
Further reading
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English hemiola).
Pronunciation
Noun
hemiola
Declension
| Inflection of hemiola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hemiola | hemiolat | ||
| genitive | hemiolan | hemiolien | ||
| partitive | hemiolaa | hemiolia | ||
| illative | hemiolaan | hemioliin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | hemiola | hemiolat | ||
| accusative | nom. | hemiola | hemiolat | |
| gen. | hemiolan | |||
| genitive | hemiolan | hemiolien hemiolainrare | ||
| partitive | hemiolaa | hemiolia | ||
| inessive | hemiolassa | hemiolissa | ||
| elative | hemiolasta | hemiolista | ||
| illative | hemiolaan | hemioliin | ||
| adessive | hemiolalla | hemiolilla | ||
| ablative | hemiolalta | hemiolilta | ||
| allative | hemiolalle | hemiolille | ||
| essive | hemiolana | hemiolina | ||
| translative | hemiolaksi | hemioliksi | ||
| abessive | hemiolatta | hemiolitta | ||
| instructive | — | hemiolin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||