pavane

== English == === Alternative forms === pavan, paven, pavian, pavin, pavonne === Etymology === From French pavane, from dialectal Italian pavana, contraction of the older padovana, feminine of padovano, meaning from the city of Padua (Italian Padova, dialectal form Pava). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /pəˈvɑːn/ Rhymes: -ɑːn === Noun === pavane (plural pavanes) (music) A musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries. (music, dance) A moderately slow, courtly processional dance in duple time/meter. Synonym: Paduan ==== Descendants ==== → Welsh: pafán ==== Translations ==== === Verb === pavane (third-person singular simple present pavanes, present participle pavaning, simple past and past participle pavaned) (intransitive, rare) To dance the pavane. === References === == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from dialectal Italian pavana, contraction of padovana, feminine of padovano, meaning from the city of Padua (Italian Padova, dialectal form Pava). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.van/ === Noun === pavane f (plural pavanes) pavane ==== Derived terms ==== pavaner ==== Descendants ==== → English: pavane, pavan, paven, pavian, pavin, pavonne→ Welsh: pafán === Further reading === “pavane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === pavane m definite plural of pave == Venetan == === Adjective === pavane f feminine plural of pavan