"staccato" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /stəˈkɑːtoʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-staccato.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-staccato.wav Forms: more staccato [comparative], most staccato [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑːtəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Italian staccato (“detached, disconnected”), past participle of staccare (“to detach, separate”), aphetic variant of distaccare (“to separate, detach”), from Middle French destacher (“to detach”), from Old French destachier (“to detach”), from des- + atachier (“to attach”), alteration of estachier (“to fasten with or to a stake, lay claim to”), from estache (“a stake”), from Low Frankish *stakkā (“stake”), from Proto-Germanic *stakkaz, *stakô (“stick, stake”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“stick, stake”). Akin to Old High German stecko (“post”) (German Stecken (“stick”)), Old Saxon stekko (“stake”), Old Norse stakkr (“hay stack, heap”), Old English staca (“stake”). More at stake. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|staccato||detached, disconnected}} Italian staccato (“detached, disconnected”), {{der|en|frm|destacher||to detach}} Middle French destacher (“to detach”), {{der|en|fro|destachier||to detach}} Old French destachier (“to detach”), {{prefix|fro|des|atachier|nocat=1|t2=to attach}} des- + atachier (“to attach”), {{der|en|frk|*stakkā||stake}} Frankish *stakkā (“stake”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*stakkaz}} Proto-Germanic *stakkaz, {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)teg-||stick, stake}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“stick, stake”), {{cog|goh|stecko||post}} Old High German stecko (“post”), {{cog|de|Stecken||stick}} German Stecken (“stick”), {{cog|osx|stekko||stake}} Old Saxon stekko (“stake”), {{cog|non|stakkr||hay stack, heap}} Old Norse stakkr (“hay stack, heap”), {{cog|ang|staca||stake}} Old English staca (“stake”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} staccato (comparative more staccato, superlative most staccato)
  1. (music) Describing a passage having this mark. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-staccato-en-adj-0QoT0rOG Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. Made up of abruptly disconnected parts or sounds.
    Sense id: en-staccato-en-adj-in-XQAmJ

Adverb

IPA: /stəˈkɑːtoʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-staccato.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-staccato.wav Forms: more staccato [comparative], most staccato [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑːtəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Italian staccato (“detached, disconnected”), past participle of staccare (“to detach, separate”), aphetic variant of distaccare (“to separate, detach”), from Middle French destacher (“to detach”), from Old French destachier (“to detach”), from des- + atachier (“to attach”), alteration of estachier (“to fasten with or to a stake, lay claim to”), from estache (“a stake”), from Low Frankish *stakkā (“stake”), from Proto-Germanic *stakkaz, *stakô (“stick, stake”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“stick, stake”). Akin to Old High German stecko (“post”) (German Stecken (“stick”)), Old Saxon stekko (“stake”), Old Norse stakkr (“hay stack, heap”), Old English staca (“stake”). More at stake. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|staccato||detached, disconnected}} Italian staccato (“detached, disconnected”), {{der|en|frm|destacher||to detach}} Middle French destacher (“to detach”), {{der|en|fro|destachier||to detach}} Old French destachier (“to detach”), {{prefix|fro|des|atachier|nocat=1|t2=to attach}} des- + atachier (“to attach”), {{der|en|frk|*stakkā||stake}} Frankish *stakkā (“stake”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*stakkaz}} Proto-Germanic *stakkaz, {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)teg-||stick, stake}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“stick, stake”), {{cog|goh|stecko||post}} Old High German stecko (“post”), {{cog|de|Stecken||stick}} German Stecken (“stick”), {{cog|osx|stekko||stake}} Old Saxon stekko (“stake”), {{cog|non|stakkr||hay stack, heap}} Old Norse stakkr (“hay stack, heap”), {{cog|ang|staca||stake}} Old English staca (“stake”) Head templates: {{en-adv}} staccato (comparative more staccato, superlative most staccato)
  1. (music) played in this style Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-staccato-en-adv-oYpASvwU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 5 41 25 5 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 9 43 24 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 1 13 7 0 3 0 0 1 13 9 0 0 4 10 7 3 10 15 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 10 38 22 5 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 11 36 23 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 8 43 23 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 13 8 43 23 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 13 10 38 22 5 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 9 33 21 8 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 13 10 38 22 5 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 11 42 22 5 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 8 43 23 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 8 44 24 3 8 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun

IPA: /stəˈkɑːtoʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-staccato.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-staccato.wav Forms: staccatos [plural], staccati [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːtəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Italian staccato (“detached, disconnected”), past participle of staccare (“to detach, separate”), aphetic variant of distaccare (“to separate, detach”), from Middle French destacher (“to detach”), from Old French destachier (“to detach”), from des- + atachier (“to attach”), alteration of estachier (“to fasten with or to a stake, lay claim to”), from estache (“a stake”), from Low Frankish *stakkā (“stake”), from Proto-Germanic *stakkaz, *stakô (“stick, stake”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“stick, stake”). Akin to Old High German stecko (“post”) (German Stecken (“stick”)), Old Saxon stekko (“stake”), Old Norse stakkr (“hay stack, heap”), Old English staca (“stake”). More at stake. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|staccato||detached, disconnected}} Italian staccato (“detached, disconnected”), {{der|en|frm|destacher||to detach}} Middle French destacher (“to detach”), {{der|en|fro|destachier||to detach}} Old French destachier (“to detach”), {{prefix|fro|des|atachier|nocat=1|t2=to attach}} des- + atachier (“to attach”), {{der|en|frk|*stakkā||stake}} Frankish *stakkā (“stake”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*stakkaz}} Proto-Germanic *stakkaz, {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)teg-||stick, stake}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“stick, stake”), {{cog|goh|stecko||post}} Old High German stecko (“post”), {{cog|de|Stecken||stick}} German Stecken (“stick”), {{cog|osx|stekko||stake}} Old Saxon stekko (“stake”), {{cog|non|stakkr||hay stack, heap}} Old Norse stakkr (“hay stack, heap”), {{cog|ang|staca||stake}} Old English staca (“stake”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|staccati}} staccato (plural staccatos or staccati)
  1. (music) An articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are to be played in an abruptly disconnected manner, with each note sounding for a very short duration, and a short break lasting until the sounding of the next note; as opposed to legato. Staccato is indicated by a dot directly above or below the notehead. Categories (topical): Music Translations (a style of playing short sharp notes): 斷奏 /断奏 (duànzòu) (Chinese Mandarin), terävästi [adverb] (Finnish), staccato (Finnish), terävä soitto (Finnish), στακάτο (stakáto) [neuter] (Greek), staccato [masculine] (Italian), スタッカート (sutakkāto) (Japanese), 스타카토 (seutakato) (Korean), patō (Maori), staccato [neuter] (Polish), стакка́то (stakkáto) [neuter] (Russian), staccato [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-staccato-en-noun-w~1JoMnp Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'a style of playing short sharp notes': 76 15 9
  2. (music) A passage having this mark. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-staccato-en-noun-5YLegDg4 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (figurative) Any sound resembling a musical staccato. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-staccato-en-noun-dJhlfP-Y

Inflected forms

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