spiccato

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian spiccato, past participle of spiccare (“to detach, to separate”).

Adjective

spiccato (comparative more spiccato, superlative most spiccato)

  1. (music) detached; separated; with every note performed in a distinct and pointed manner.

Noun

spiccato (plural spiccatos)

  1. (music) A manner of playing a stringed instrument such that the bow is bounced off the strings after each note.
    • 2019, Gina Zdanowicz, ‎Spencer Bambrick, The Game Audio Strategy Guide: A Practical Course:
      Most libraries have smooth, buttery legatos and exciting, natural-sounding spiccatos.

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian spiccato.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspikːɑ(ː)t(ː)o/, [ˈs̠pikːɑ(ː)t̪(ː)o̞]

Noun

spiccato

  1. (music) spiccato (manner of playing a stringed instrument)
  2. (music) A piece or section of music played that way.

Declension
Inflection of spiccato (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative spiccato spiccatot
genitive spiccaton spiccatojen
spiccatoiden
spiccatoitten
partitive spiccatoa spiccatoja
spiccatoita
illative spiccatoon spiccatoihin
singular plural
nominative spiccato spiccatot
accusative nom. spiccato spiccatot
gen. spiccaton
genitive spiccaton spiccatojen
spiccatoiden
spiccatoitten
partitive spiccatoa spiccatoja
spiccatoita
inessive spiccatossa spiccatoissa
elative spiccatosta spiccatoista
illative spiccatoon spiccatoihin
adessive spiccatolla spiccatoilla
ablative spiccatolta spiccatoilta
allative spiccatolle spiccatoille
essive spiccatona spiccatoina
translative spiccatoksi spiccatoiksi
instructive — spiccatoin
abessive spiccatotta spiccatoitta
comitative — spiccatoineen
Possessive forms of spiccato (type palvelu)
possessor singular plural
1st person spiccatoni spiccatomme
2nd person spiccatosi spiccatonne
3rd person spiccatonsa

Italian

Etymology

From spiccare.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /spikˈka.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: spic‧cà‧to

Adjective

spiccato (feminine spiccata, masculine plural spiccati, feminine plural spiccate)

  1. strong, marked, broad, remarkable, distinct

Derived terms

Participle

spiccato (feminine spiccata, masculine plural spiccati, feminine plural spiccate)

  1. past participle of spiccare

References
  1. spiccato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian spiccato.

Adverb

spiccato

  1. spiccato
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