mordent
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English
Etymology
From Italian mordente. Doublet of mordant.
Pronunciation
Noun
mordent (plural mordents)
- (music) An ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch and the one immediately below it.
Derived terms
Translations
ornament
See also
French
Pronunciation
Verb
mordent
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
mordent
Romanian
Adjective
mordent m or n (feminine singular mordentă, masculine plural mordenți, feminine and neuter plural mordente)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | mordent | mordentă | mordenți | mordente | |||
| definite | mordentul | mordenta | mordenții | mordentele | ||||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | mordent | mordente | mordenți | mordente | |||
| definite | mordentului | mordentei | mordenților | mordentelor | ||||