sesquialter

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English

Etymology

From Latin sēsquialter, from sēsqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

sesquialter (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics, archaic) Synonym of sesquialterate, 1½ times.
  2. (music, obsolete) Synonym of sesquialteral, of or relating to 1½ notes.

Noun

sesquialter (plural sesquialters)

  1. (music, obsolete) Synonym of sesquialtera, a 1½ note.
  2. (music, obsolete) Synonym of sesquialtera, an organ stop.

References

Latin

Etymology

From sēsqui- (“a half and a”) +‎ alter (“another, a second”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

sēsquialter (feminine sēsquialtera, neuter sēsquialterum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er, pronominal)

  1. 1½ times, once and a half

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er, pronominal).

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative sēsquialter sēsquialtera sēsquialterum sēsquialterī sēsquialterae sēsquialtera
genitive sēsquialterī̆us sēsquialterōrum sēsquialterārum sēsquialterōrum
dative sēsquialterī sēsquialterīs
accusative sēsquialterum sēsquialteram sēsquialterum sēsquialterōs sēsquialterās sēsquialtera
ablative sēsquialterō sēsquialterā sēsquialterō sēsquialterīs
vocative sēsquialter sēsquialtera sēsquialterum sēsquialterī sēsquialterae sēsquialtera

Descendants

  • English: sesquialter
  • Italian: sesquialtero

References

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