scherzo
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian scherzo (“joke, play”), from scherzare (“to joke, jest”), from Lombardic *skerzan (“to jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest”), from Proto-Germanic *skirtaną (“to hop, jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerǝd- (“to dance, jump”). Akin to Middle High German scherzen (“to frolic, jump merrily, hop up and down”) (modern German scherzen (“to joke”), Scherz), Norwegian skjerta (“to joke”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskɛətsəʊ/, /ˈskɜːt-/
- (General American) enPR: skĕrʹtsō('), skĕrtʹsō('), IPA(key): /ˈskɛəɹ(ˌ)tsoʊ/, /ˈskɛəɹtˌsoʊ/
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹtsəʊ, -ɜː(ɹ)tsəʊ, -ɛə(ɹ)tsəʊ
- Hyphenation: scher‧zo
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Italian
Etymology
From scherzare (“to joke, play, jest”) from Old Italian scherzare, borrowed from Lombardic *skerzan (“to jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest”) from Proto-Germanic *skirtaną (“to hop, jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerǝd- (“to dance, jump”). Akin to Middle High German scherzen (“to frolic, jump merrily, hop up and down”) (German scherzen (“to joke”); Scherz (“joke, sport”)), Norwegian skjerta (“to joke”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsker.t͡so/
Noun
scherzo m (plural scherzi)