adagietto
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian adagietto, a diminutive of adagio.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˌdæ(d)ʒiːˈɛtəʊ/, /əˌdɑː(d)ʒiːˈɛtəʊ/
Noun
adagietto (plural adagiettos)
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
Translations
passage
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Adverb
adagietto (not comparable)
- (music) More lighthearted than adagio.
Adjective
adagietto (not comparable)
- (music) Describing a passage having this mark.
Italian
Etymology
adagio + -etto (diminutive suffix)
Noun
adagietto m (plural adagietti)
- Obsolete form of adagetto.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- adagieto
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian adagietto, a diminutive of adagio.
Noun
adagietto m (plural adagiettos)
- (music) adagietto (passage played more lighthearted than adagio)