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)

1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.
2. (music) A passage having this mark.
3. (music) A short adagio movement

Translations

passage

• French: adagietto (fr) m
• Italian: adagetto (it) m, (obsolete) adagietto m
• Japanese: アダージェット (adājetto), アダジェット (adajetto)
• Portuguese: adagietto m, adagieto m
• Russian: адажие́тто (ru) n (adažijétto)
• Spanish: adagietto (es) m

Adverb

adagietto (not comparable)

1. (music) More lighthearted than adagio.

Adjective

adagietto (not comparable)

1. (music) Describing a passage having this mark.

Italian

Etymology

From adagio +‎ -etto (diminutive suffix).

Noun

adagietto m (plural adagietti)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of adagetto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• adagieto

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian adagietto, a diminutive of adagio.

Noun

adagietto m (plural adagiettos)

1. (music) adagietto (passage played more lighthearted than adagio)

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian adagietto.

Adverb

adagietto

1. adagietto