fermata
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian fermata, from fermare (“to stop”).
Pronunciation
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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Adjective
fermata (accusative singular fermatan, plural fermataj, accusative plural fermatajn)
- singular present passive participle of fermi
Etymology 1
From fermare (“to stop”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fermata f (plural fermate)
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
fermata
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: fer‧ma‧ta
Noun
fermata f (plural fermatas)
Etymology
Noun
fermata f (uncountable)
Declension
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