adagio

See also: adágio and adagiò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Noun

adagio (plural adagios)

  1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
  2. (music) A passage having this mark.
  3. (dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.

Translations

Adverb

adagio (not comparable)

  1. (music) Played rather slowly.

Adjective

adagio (not comparable)

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

Usage notes
  • When repeated as "adagio, adagio" means even slower

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aːˈdaː.dʒoː/, /aːˈdaː.(d)ʒi.oː/
  • Hyphenation: ada‧gio

Etymology 1

From Latin adagium.

Noun

adagio n (plural adagio's, diminutive adagiootje n)

  1. adage
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Noun

adagio n (plural adagio's, diminutive adagiootje n)

  1. (music, dance) adagio

Adverb

adagio

  1. (music) adagio

Adjective

adagio (not comparable)

  1. (music) describing a passage having this mark
Inflection
Inflection of adagio
uninflected adagio
inflected adagio
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial adagio
indefinite m./f. sing. adagio
n. sing. adagio
plural adagio
definite adagio
partitive

References
  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.da(d)ʒ.jo/
  • Audio(file)

Adverb

adagio

  1. (music) adagio

Noun

adagio m (plural adagios)

  1. (music) adagio

Further reading

Italian

Etymology 1

ad (“at”) +‎ agio (“ease”)

Adverb

adagio

  1. slowly

Noun

adagio m (plural adagi)

  1. (music) adagio

Verb

adagio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of adagiare

Etymology 2

From Latin adagium

Noun

adagio m (plural adagi)

  1. proverb, adage or saying

See also

Latin

Noun

adagiō f (genitive adagiōnis); third declension

  1. Alternative form of adagium

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative adagiō adagiōnēs
Genitive adagiōnis adagiōnum
Dative adagiōnī adagiōnibus
Accusative adagiōnem adagiōnēs
Ablative adagiōne adagiōnibus
Vocative adagiō adagiōnēs

Noun

adagiō

  1. dative singular of adagium
  2. ablative singular of adagium

References
  • adagio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • adagio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈdaxjo/, [aˈðaxjo]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Adverb

adagio

  1. (music) adagio

Noun

adagio m (plural adagios)

  1. (music) adagio

Etymology 2

Latin adagium.

Noun

adagio m (plural adagios)

  1. adage (old saying)

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Adverb

adagio

  1. (music) adagio (slowly)

Noun

adagio n

  1. (music) adagio

Declension
Declension of adagio 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative adagio adagiot adagion adagiona
Genitive adagios adagiots adagions adagionas

References
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