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, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN adagio in Polish dictionaries at PWN 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 “adagio”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish], 2022 == 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 (SAOL) == 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