tarantella

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian tarantella, a diminutive of Taranto, a town in southern Italy (but popularly associated with tarantola (“tarantula”), on the belief that the dance was variously a result of, or cure for, its bite). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌtɛɹənˈtɛlə/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tæɹənˈtɛlə/ Rhymes: -ɛlə === Noun === tarantella (plural tarantellas) A rapid dance in 6/8 time, originating in Italy, or a piece of music for such a dance. ==== Related terms ==== tarantism ==== Translations ==== === See also === tarantula == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑrɑntelːɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝rɑ̝n̪ˌt̪e̞lːɑ̝] Rhymes: -elːɑ Syllabification(key): ta‧ran‧tel‧la Hyphenation(key): ta‧ran‧tel‧la === Etymology 1 === Form of taranteli, folk-etymologically associated with tarantella (etymology 2); probably also by influence from English tarantula. ==== Noun ==== tarantella alternative form of taranteli (“tarantula wolf spider, Lycosa tarantula”) (colloquial) synonym of lintuhämähäkki ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Italian tarantella. ==== Noun ==== tarantella tarantella (rapid dance of Italian origin) ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “tarantella”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 January 2024 == Italian == === Etymology === Diminutive of Taranto, a town in southern Italy (but popularly associated with tarantola (“tarantula”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ta.ranˈtɛl.la/ Rhymes: -ɛlla Hyphenation: ta‧ran‧tèl‧la === Noun === tarantella f (plural tarantelle) tarantella === Anagrams === allattarne, rallentata