fermata
English
WOTD – 13 September 2006, 13 September 2007
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian fermata, from fermare (“to stop”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɜːˈmɑːtə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌfɜːɹˈmɑtə/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːtə
Noun
fermata (countable and uncountable, plural fermatas or fermate)
- (music) The holding of a note or rest for longer than its usual duration.
- (music, countable) The notation ⟨◌͒⟩ of such a prolongation, usually represented as a dot with a semi-circle above or below it, written above or below the prolonged note or rest.
Synonyms
- hold
- bird's-eye (colloquial)
- ◌͒
Translations
holding a note beyond its usual duration or the notation representing it
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Esperanto
Adjective
fermata (accusative singular fermatan, plural fermataj, accusative plural fermatajn)
- singular present passive participle of fermi
Italian
Etymology 1
From fermare (“to stop”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ferˈma.ta/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ata
- Hyphenation: fer‧mà‧ta
Noun
fermata f (plural fermate)
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
fermata
- feminine singular of fermato
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian fermata. Doublet of firmada.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /feʁˈma.tɐ/ [feɦˈma.tɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /feɾˈma.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /feʁˈma.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /feɻˈma.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɛɾˈma.tɐ/
- Hyphenation: fer‧ma‧ta
Noun
fermata f (plural fermatas)
- (music) fermata (holding a note beyond its usual duration or the notation representing it)
- Synonym: caldeirão
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian fermata.
Noun
fermata f (uncountable)
Declension
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