fermata

English

WOTD – 13 September 2006

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fermata, from fermare (to stop).

Diagram of a note shown with a fermata.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɜːˈmɑːtə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌfɜːɹˈmɑtə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːtə

Noun

fermata (countable and uncountable, plural fermatas or fermate)

  1. (music) The holding of a note or rest for longer than its usual duration.
  2. (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

Translations

Esperanto

Adjective

fermata (accusative singular fermatan, plural fermataj, accusative plural fermatajn)

  1. singular present passive participle of fermi

Italian

Etymology 1

From fermare (to stop).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ferˈma.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: fer‧mà‧ta

Noun

fermata f (plural fermate)

  1. (music) fermata (the holding of a note)
  2. (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

  1. feminine singular of fermato

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fermata. Doublet of firmada.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /feʁˈma.tɐ/ [feɦˈma.tɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /feɾˈma.tɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /feʁˈma.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /feɻˈma.ta/

  • Hyphenation: fer‧ma‧ta

Noun

fermata f (plural fermatas)

  1. (music) fermata (holding a note beyond its usual duration or the notation representing it)
    Synonym: caldeirão

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian fermata.

Noun

fermata f (uncountable)

  1. fermata

Declension

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