andante
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian andante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æn.ˈdæn.teɪ/
Audio (UK) (file)
Noun
andante (plural andantes)
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than moderato.
- 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 198:
- The music’s marking is andante, a delicate footfall.
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- (music) A passage having this mark.
Derived terms
- andante moderato
Translations
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Adverb
andante (not comparable)
- (music) Played at a moderately slow tempo.
Adjective
andante (not comparable)
- (music) Describing a passage having this mark.
Anagrams
- Dantean
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian andante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑndɑnt(ː)e/, [ˈɑndɑn̪t̪(ː)e̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑndɑnte
- Syllabification(key): an‧dan‧te
Noun
andante
- (music) andante
Declension
Rarely declined.
Inflection of andante (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | andante | andantet | |
genitive | andanten | andantejen | |
partitive | andantea | andanteja | |
illative | andanteen | andanteihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | andante | andantet | |
accusative | nom. | andante | andantet |
gen. | andanten | ||
genitive | andanten | andantejen andanteinrare | |
partitive | andantea | andanteja | |
inessive | andantessa | andanteissa | |
elative | andantesta | andanteista | |
illative | andanteen | andanteihin | |
adessive | andantella | andanteilla | |
ablative | andantelta | andanteilta | |
allative | andantelle | andanteille | |
essive | andantena | andanteina | |
translative | andanteksi | andanteiksi | |
instructive | — | andantein | |
abessive | andantetta | andanteitta | |
comitative | — | andanteineen |
Possessive forms of andante (type nalle) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | andanteni | andantemme |
2nd person | andantesi | andantenne |
3rd person | andantensa |
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.dɑ̃t/
Audio (file) - Homophone: andantes
Adverb
andante
- (music) andante
Noun
andante m (plural andantes)
- (music) andante
Further reading
- “andante”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
From andare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈdan.te/
- Rhymes: -ante
- Hyphenation: an‧dàn‧te
Adjective
andante (plural andanti)
- going, walking
- current (month)
- continuous, unbroken
- ordinary, of little value
- agile
Derived terms
- andantemente
Noun
andante m (plural andanti)
- (music) andante
Participle
andante (plural andanti)
- present participle of andare
Further reading
- andante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- dannate
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.t(ɨ)/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
- Hyphenation: an‧dan‧te
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese andante, from andar (“to walk”) + -ante.
Adjective
andante m or f (plural andantes)
- who roams, wanders
- Cavaleiro andante. ― Knight-errant.
- Synonyms: erradio, errante, itinerante, vagabundo, vagamundo, vagante
Related terms
- andada
- andador
- andamento
- andança
- andar
- andarilhar
- andarilho
Noun
andante m or f by sense (plural andantes)
- roamer (one who roams)
- Synonyms: itinerante, vagabundo
See also
- ambulante
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian andante (“going”).
Noun
andante m (plural andantes)
- (music) andante (passage to be played in a moderately slow tempo)
Adjective
andante m or f (plural andantes)
- (music) andante (played in a moderately slow tempo)
- Coordinate terms: adágio, alegro
Related terms
- andantino
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian andante.
Adverb
andante
- andante
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈdante/ [ãn̪ˈd̪ãn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: an‧dan‧te
Etymology 1
From andar (“to walk”) + -ante.
Adjective
andante (plural andantes)
- walking, who roams, who wanders, errant
- Caballero andante. ― Knight-errant.
Derived terms
- caballero andante
Noun
andante m or f (plural andantes)
- roamer (one who roams)
Related terms
- andar
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian andante (“going”).
Noun
andante m (plural andantes)
- (music) a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- (music) a passage having this mark
Adjective
andante (plural andantes)
- (music) played in a moderately slow tempo
Adverb
andante
- (music) with a moderately slow tempo
Further reading
- “andante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014