mordent

English

Etymology

Italian mordente

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔː(ɹ)dənt/
Homophone: mordant

Noun

mordent (plural mordents)

(music) An ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch and the one immediately below it.

Derived terms

inverted mordent
lower mordent
upper mordent

Translations

ornament

Japanese: モルデント (morudento), 漣音 (れんおん, ren'on)

See also

French

Verb

mordent

third-person plural present indicative of mordre
third-person plural present subjunctive of mordre

Anagrams

dorment

Latin

Verb

mordent

third-person plural present active indicative of mordeō

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