fermata

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian fermata, from fermare (to stop).

Diagram of a note shown with a fermata.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fermata (countable and uncountable, plural fermatas or fermate)

  1. (music) The holding of a note or rest for longer than its usual duration.
  2. (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.

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Translations

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Esperanto

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Adjective

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fermata (accusative singular fermatan, plural fermataj, accusative plural fermatajn)

  1. singular present passive participle of fermi

Italian

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Etymology 1

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From fermare (to stop).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ferˈma.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: fer‧mà‧ta

Noun

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fermata f (plural fermate)

  1. (music) fermata (the holding of a note)
  2. (travel) stop (place where passengers get on and off)
Descendants
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  • English: fermata
  • Portuguese: fermata
  • Romanian: fermata

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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fermata

  1. feminine singular of fermato

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian fermata. Doublet of firmada.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: fer‧ma‧ta

Noun

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fermata f (plural fermatas)

  1. (music) fermata (holding a note beyond its usual duration or the notation representing it)
    Synonym: caldeirão

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian fermata.

Noun

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fermata f (uncountable)

  1. fermata

Declension

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