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)

1. (music) Designating a mode lying a perfect fourth below the authentic form.
2. (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)

1. plagal

Further reading

• “plagal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.