decrescendo
English
Decrescendo notation.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian decrescendo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diːˌkɹɛˈʃɛndəʊ/
Noun
decrescendo (plural decrescendos)
- (music) An instruction to play gradually more softly.
Verb
decrescendo (third-person singular simple present decrescendos, present participle decrescendoing, simple past and past participle decrescendoed)
- (music) To gradually become quieter
Adjective
decrescendo (comparative more decrescendo, superlative most decrescendo)
- becoming quieter gradually.
Synonyms
- diminuendo
Antonyms
- crescendo
Anagrams
- crescendoed
Italian
Verb
decrescendo
- gerund of decrescere
Latin
Verb
dēcrēscendō
- dative gerund of dēcrēscō
Portuguese
Verb
decrescendo
- gerund of decrescer
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian decrescendo.
Adverb
decrescendo
- decrescendo
Noun
decrescendo n (uncountable)
- decrescendo
Declension
declension of decrescendo (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) decrescendo | decrescendoul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) decrescendo | decrescendoului |
| vocative | decrescendoule | |