anacrusi

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anákrousis). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.nəˈkɾu.zi] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.naˈkɾu.zi] === Noun === anacrusi f (plural anacrusis) (prosody) anacrusis; unstressed syllable at the start of a verse (music) anacrusis; unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase === Further reading === “anacrusi”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Italian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anákrousis). === Noun === anacrusi f (uncountable) anacrusis (music) upbeat (unstressed beat at beginning of bar) ==== Related terms ==== anacrusico === Further reading === anacrusi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana