adagio

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian adagio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈdɑːd͡ʒiəʊ/, /əˈdæd͡ʒiəʊ/ === Noun === adagio (plural adagios) (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully. (music) A passage having this mark. (dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts. ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === adagio (not comparable) (music) Played rather slowly. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === adagio (not comparable) (music) Describing a passage having this mark. ==== Translations ==== == Basque == === Etymology === Ultimately from Italian adagio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /adaɡio/ [a.ð̞a.ɣ̞i.o] Rhymes: -io, -o Hyphenation: a‧da‧gi‧o === Adverb === adagio (not comparable) (music) adagio === Noun === adagio inan (music) adagio ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “adagio”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “adagio”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aːˈdaː.dʒoː/, /aːˈdaː.(d)ʒi.oː/ Hyphenation: ada‧gio === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin adā̆giō. ==== Noun ==== adagio n (plural adagios, diminutive adagiootje n) adage Synonym: adagium === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Italian adagio. ==== Noun ==== adagio n (plural adagios, diminutive adagiootje n) (music, dance) adagio ==== Adverb ==== adagio (music) adagio ==== Adjective ==== adagio (not comparable) (music) describing a passage having this mark ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === 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/ === Adverb === adagio (music) adagio === Noun === adagio m (plural adagios) (music) adagio === Further reading === “adagio”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English adagio, from Italian adagio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈda.ɡjɔ/, /aˈda.d͡ʒɔ/ Rhymes: -ɔ Hyphenation: a‧da‧gio === Noun === adagio adagio (music) a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully (music) a passage having this mark (dance) a male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈda.d͡ʒo/ Rhymes: -adʒo Hyphenation: a‧dà‧gio === Etymology 1 === Univerbation of ad (“at”) +‎ agio (“ease”). ==== Adverb ==== adagio (superlative adagissimo) slowly ==== Noun ==== adagio m (plural adagi) (music) adagio ===== Descendants ===== → Dutch: adagio → English: adagio → French: adagio → Norwegian Bokmål: adagio → Norwegian Nynorsk: adagio → Polish: adagio → Portuguese: adágio → Romanian: adagio → Spanish: adagio → Swedish: adagio === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== adagio first-person singular present indicative of adagiare === Etymology 3 === Learned borrowing from Latin adā̆giō. ==== Noun ==== adagio m (plural adagi) proverb, adage or saying ==== See also ==== aforismo proverbio apoftegma motto == Latin == === Noun === adā̆giō f (genitive adā̆giōnis); third declension alternative form of adā̆gium ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. === Noun === adā̆giō dative/ablative singular of adā̆gium === Further reading === “adagio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press adagio in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian adagio (“slowly”). === Adverb === adagio (music) adagio === Noun === adagio m (definite singular adagioen, indefinite plural adagioer, definite plural adagioene) (music) an adagio ==== Usage notes ==== Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter. === References === == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian adagio (“slowly”). === Adverb === adagio (music) adagio === Noun === adagio m (definite singular adagioen, indefinite plural adagioar, definite plural adagioane) (music) an adagio ==== Usage notes ==== Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter. === References === == Polish == === Alternative forms === adadżjo (pre-reform orthography (1936)) adadżio === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian adagio. First attested in 1823. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈda.d͡ʐjɔ/ Rhymes: -ad͡ʐjɔ Syllabification: a‧da‧gio === Noun === adagio n (indeclinable) (music) adagio (a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully) (music) adagio (a passage having this mark) (dance) adagio (a male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts) ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable, or rarely: === Adjective === adagio (not comparable, no derived adverb) (music) adagio (describing a passage having this mark) === Adverb === adagio (not comparable) (music) adagio (played rather slowly) === References === === Further reading === “adagio”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “adagio”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “adadżjo”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “adadżjo”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 7 Woliński, Marcin; Saloni, Zygmunt; Wołosz, Robert; Gruszczyński, Włodzimierz; Skowrońska, Danuta; Bronk, Zbigniew (2020), “adagio”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish]‎[5], 4. online edition, Warszawa == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian adagio. === Noun === adagio n (uncountable) adagio ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈdaxjo/ [aˈð̞a.xjo] Rhymes: -axjo Syllabification: a‧da‧gio === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian adagio. ==== Adverb ==== adagio (music) adagio ==== Noun ==== adagio m (plural adagios) (music) adagio === Etymology 2 === Learned borrowing from Latin adā̆giō. ==== Noun ==== adagio m (plural adagios) adage (old saying) === Further reading === “adagio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian adagio. === Adverb === adagio (music) adagio (slowly) === Noun === adagio n (music) adagio ==== Declension ==== === References === “adagio”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈdahio/ [ʔɐˈd̪aː.hjo] Rhymes: -ahio Syllabification: a‧da‧gi‧o === Adverb === adágió (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜑᜒᜌᜓ) alternative spelling of adahiyo