mordent

== English == === Etymology === From Italian mordente. Doublet of mordant. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɔːdn̩t/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmoɹd(ə)nt/ Homophone: mordant Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dənt Hyphenation: mord‧ent === Noun === mordent (plural mordents) (music) An ornament consisting of a single rapid alternation between a given pitch and another pitch either a whole step or half step immediately above or below it. ==== Derived terms ==== inverted mordent lower mordent upper mordent ==== Translations ==== === See also === mordant pralltriller == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === mordent third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of mordre === Anagrams === dorment == Latin == === Verb === mordent third-person plural present active indicative of mordeō == Romanian == === Adjective === mordent m or n (feminine singular mordentă, masculine plural mordenți, feminine/neuter plural mordente) obsolete form of mordant ==== Declension ==== === References === mordent in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN