fermata

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian fermata, from fermare (“to stop”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɜːˈmɑːtə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌfɜːɹˈmɑtə/ Rhymes: -ɑːtə === Noun === fermata (countable and uncountable, plural fermatas or fermate) (music) The holding of a note or rest for longer than its usual duration. (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. ==== Synonyms ==== hold bird's-eye (colloquial) ==== Translations ==== == Esperanto == === Adjective === fermata (accusative singular fermatan, plural fermataj, accusative plural fermatajn) singular present passive participle of fermi == Italian == === Etymology 1 === From fermare (“to stop”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ferˈma.ta/ Rhymes: -ata Hyphenation: fer‧mà‧ta ==== Noun ==== fermata f (plural fermate) (music) fermata (the holding of a note) (travel) stop (place where passengers get on and off) ===== Descendants ===== → English: fermata → Portuguese: fermata → Romanian: fermata === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Participle ==== fermata feminine singular of fermato == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian fermata. Doublet of firmada. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: fer‧ma‧ta === Noun === fermata f (plural fermatas) (music) fermata (holding a note beyond its usual duration or the notation representing it) Synonym: caldeirão === Further reading === “fermata”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “fermata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian fermata. === Noun === fermata f (uncountable) fermata ==== Declension ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. Please edit the entry and supply |def= and |pl= parameters to the {{ro-noun-f}} template.