plagal
English
Etymology
From Late Latin plagalis, from plaga, from plagius, from Byzantine Ancient Greek πλάγιος (plágios, “plagal”), πλάγιος (plágios, “oblique”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpleɪɡəl/
Adjective
plagal (comparative more plagal, superlative most plagal)
- (music) Designating a mode lying a perfect fourth below the authentic form.
- (music) Designating a cadence in which the subdominant chord precedes the tonic.
Antonyms
- authentic
Derived terms
- plagal cadence
Anagrams
- gal pal, galpal
French
Adjective
plagal (feminine plagale, masculine plural plagaux, feminine plural plagales)
- plagal
Further reading
- “plagal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.