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spiccato

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian spiccato, past participle of spiccare (to detach, to separate).

Adjective

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spiccato (comparative more spiccato, superlative most spiccato)

  1. (music) Detached; separated; with every note performed in a distinct and pointed manner.

Adverb

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spiccato (comparative more spiccato, superlative most spiccato)

  1. (music) Played in that style.

Noun

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spiccato (plural spiccatos)

  1. (music) A manner of playing a stringed instrument such that the bow is bounced off the strings after each note.
    • 2019, Gina Zdanowicz, Spencer Bambrick, The Game Audio Strategy Guide: A Practical Course:
      Most libraries have smooth, buttery legatos and exciting, natural-sounding spiccatos.

Translations

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Italian spiccato.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspikːɑ(ː)t(ː)o/, [ˈs̠pikːɑ̝(ː)t̪(ː)o̞]
  • Rhymes: -ikːɑto

Noun

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spiccato

  1. (music) spiccato (manner of playing a stringed instrument)
  2. (music) A piece or section of music played that way.

Declension

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Inflection of spiccato (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative spiccato spiccatot
genitive spiccaton spiccatojen
spiccatoiden
spiccatoitten
partitive spiccatoa spiccatoja
spiccatoita
illative spiccatoon spiccatoihin
singular plural
nominative spiccato spiccatot
accusative nom. spiccato spiccatot
gen. spiccaton
genitive spiccaton spiccatojen
spiccatoiden
spiccatoitten
partitive spiccatoa spiccatoja
spiccatoita
inessive spiccatossa spiccatoissa
elative spiccatosta spiccatoista
illative spiccatoon spiccatoihin
adessive spiccatolla spiccatoilla
ablative spiccatolta spiccatoilta
allative spiccatolle spiccatoille
essive spiccatona spiccatoina
translative spiccatoksi spiccatoiksi
abessive spiccatotta spiccatoitta
instructive spiccatoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of spiccato (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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From spiccare.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spikˈka.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: spic‧cà‧to

Adjective

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spiccato (feminine spiccata, masculine plural spiccati, feminine plural spiccate)

  1. strong, marked, broad, remarkable, distinct

Derived terms

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Participle

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spiccato (feminine spiccata, masculine plural spiccati, feminine plural spiccate)

  1. past participle of spiccare

References

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  1. ^ spiccato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian spiccato.

Adverb

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spiccato

  1. spiccato