serenata

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian serenata. Doublet of serenade.

Noun

serenata (plural serenatas)

1. (music) A type of baroque cantata performed outdoors, in the evening, with mixed vocal and instrumental forces
   • 2007 January 25, James R. Oestreich, “The Shepherd, the Sea Nymph and the Big Rock, Abridged”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     More’s the pity, for this work (technically a serenata) is a little gem, and Aulos polished it to a fine luster.

Anagrams

• Near East, arsenate, arsetane, asterane

Cebuano

Etymology

From English serenata, borrowed from Italian serenata.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: se‧re‧na‧ta

Noun

serenata

1. an open-air concert

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.reˈna.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: se‧re‧nà‧ta

Etymology 1

From sereno (“clear, calm”), from Latin serenus (“calm”) or from the feminine past participle of serenare.

Noun

serenata f (plural serenate)

1. serenade

Etymology 2

Participle

serenata f sg

1. feminine singular of serenato

Anagrams

• arenaste, estranea

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian serenata, from the adjective sereno (“clear, calm”), from Latin serēnus (“calm”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ɾeˈna.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ɾeˈna.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ɾeˈna.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.ɾɨˈna.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: se‧re‧na‧ta

Noun

serenata f (plural serenatas)

1. serenade

   Synonym: seresta

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian serenata, from the adjective sereno (“clear, calm”), from Latin serēnus (“calm”).

Noun

serenata f (plural serenatas)

1. serenade

Further reading

• “serenata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish serenata.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /seɾeˈnata/ [sɛ.ɾɛˈna.tɐ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: se‧re‧na‧ta

Noun

serenata (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈᜆ)

1. (music) concert

   Synonym: konsiyerto

2. serenade

   Synonym: harana

Derived terms

• serenatahin

Further reading

• “serenata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018