allegro

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See also: Allegro, allégro, and allegrò

English

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Etymology

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From Italian allegro.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈlɛɡɹoʊ/, IPA(key): /əˈleɪɡɹoʊ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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allegro (plural allegros)

  1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.
  2. (music, more, traditionally) An expressive mark indicating that a passage is to be played in a lively or happy manner, not necessarily quickly.
  3. (music) A passage having this mark.
    • 1910 January 12, Ameen Rihani, “Subtranscendental”, in The Book of Khalid, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead and Company, published October 1911, →OCLC, book the second (In the Temple), page 116:
      And what mean these outbursts and objurgations of his, you will ask; these suggestions, furtive, rhapsodical, mystical; this furibund allegro about Money, Mediums, and Bohemia; [...]

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Adverb

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allegro (not comparable)

  1. (music) played in a quick, lively tempo

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Adjective

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allegro (not comparable)

  1. (music) in a quick and lively manner

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Derived terms

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Terms derived from noun, adjective or adverb sense

Finnish

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Etymology

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Italian allegro

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlːe(ː)ɡro/, [ˈɑ̝lːe̞(ː)ɡro̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlːeɡro
  • Syllabification(key): al‧leg‧ro

Noun

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allegro

  1. (music) allegro (tempo mark; passage with this mark)

Declension

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Inflection of allegro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative allegro allegrot
genitive allegron allegrojen
partitive allegroa allegroja
illative allegroon allegroihin
singular plural
nominative allegro allegrot
accusative nom. allegro allegrot
gen. allegron
genitive allegron allegrojen
partitive allegroa allegroja
inessive allegrossa allegroissa
elative allegrosta allegroista
illative allegroon allegroihin
adessive allegrolla allegroilla
ablative allegrolta allegroilta
allative allegrolle allegroille
essive allegrona allegroina
translative allegroksi allegroiksi
abessive allegrotta allegroitta
instructive allegroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of allegro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative allegroni allegroni
accusative nom. allegroni allegroni
gen. allegroni
genitive allegroni allegrojeni
partitive allegroani allegrojani
inessive allegrossani allegroissani
elative allegrostani allegroistani
illative allegrooni allegroihini
adessive allegrollani allegroillani
ablative allegroltani allegroiltani
allative allegrolleni allegroilleni
essive allegronani allegroinani
translative allegrokseni allegroikseni
abessive allegrottani allegroittani
instructive
comitative allegroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative allegrosi allegrosi
accusative nom. allegrosi allegrosi
gen. allegrosi
genitive allegrosi allegrojesi
partitive allegroasi allegrojasi
inessive allegrossasi allegroissasi
elative allegrostasi allegroistasi
illative allegroosi allegroihisi
adessive allegrollasi allegroillasi
ablative allegroltasi allegroiltasi
allative allegrollesi allegroillesi
essive allegronasi allegroinasi
translative allegroksesi allegroiksesi
abessive allegrottasi allegroittasi
instructive
comitative allegroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative allegromme allegromme
accusative nom. allegromme allegromme
gen. allegromme
genitive allegromme allegrojemme
partitive allegroamme allegrojamme
inessive allegrossamme allegroissamme
elative allegrostamme allegroistamme
illative allegroomme allegroihimme
adessive allegrollamme allegroillamme
ablative allegroltamme allegroiltamme
allative allegrollemme allegroillemme
essive allegronamme allegroinamme
translative allegroksemme allegroiksemme
abessive allegrottamme allegroittamme
instructive
comitative allegroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative allegronne allegronne
accusative nom. allegronne allegronne
gen. allegronne
genitive allegronne allegrojenne
partitive allegroanne allegrojanne
inessive allegrossanne allegroissanne
elative allegrostanne allegroistanne
illative allegroonne allegroihinne
adessive allegrollanne allegroillanne
ablative allegroltanne allegroiltanne
allative allegrollenne allegroillenne
essive allegronanne allegroinanne
translative allegroksenne allegroiksenne
abessive allegrottanne allegroittanne
instructive
comitative allegroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative allegronsa allegronsa
accusative nom. allegronsa allegronsa
gen. allegronsa
genitive allegronsa allegrojensa
partitive allegroaan
allegroansa
allegrojaan
allegrojansa
inessive allegrossaan
allegrossansa
allegroissaan
allegroissansa
elative allegrostaan
allegrostansa
allegroistaan
allegroistansa
illative allegroonsa allegroihinsa
adessive allegrollaan
allegrollansa
allegroillaan
allegroillansa
ablative allegroltaan
allegroltansa
allegroiltaan
allegroiltansa
allative allegrolleen
allegrollensa
allegroilleen
allegroillensa
essive allegronaan
allegronansa
allegroinaan
allegroinansa
translative allegrokseen
allegroksensa
allegroikseen
allegroiksensa
abessive allegrottaan
allegrottansa
allegroittaan
allegroittansa
instructive
comitative allegroineen
allegroinensa

Adverb

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allegro

  1. (music) allegro (in a quick and lively manner)

French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian allegro, itself borrowed from French allègre.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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allegro m (plural allegros)

  1. allegro

Adverb

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allegro

  1. allegro

Further reading

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /alˈle.ɡro/, /alˈlɛ.ɡro/[1]
  • Rhymes: -eɡro, -ɛɡro
  • Hyphenation: al‧lé‧gro, al‧lè‧gro

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French allègre, from Latin alacer (lively; happy, cheerful). Compare the doublet alacre.

Adjective

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allegro (feminine allegra, masculine plural allegri, feminine plural allegre, superlative allegrissimo)

  1. cheerful
  2. mirthful
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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allegro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of allegrare

References

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  1. ^ allegro in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Italian allegro.

Adverb

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allegro

  1. (music) allegro

Noun

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allegro m (definite singular allegroen, indefinite plural allegroar, definite plural allegroane)

  1. (music) an allegro

Usage notes

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  • Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian allegro. Doublet of alegre.

Adjective

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allegro (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of alegro

Adverb

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allegro (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of alegro

Noun

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allegro m (plural allegri)

  1. Alternative form of alegro

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian allegro.

Adverb

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allegro

  1. allegro

Noun

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allegro n (uncountable)

  1. allegro

Declension

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