maestoso

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian maestoso.

Adverb[edit]

maestoso (comparative more maestoso, superlative most maestoso)

  1. (music) majestically

Noun[edit]

maestoso (plural maestosos)

  1. (music) A passage to be played majestically.

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ma.ɛs.to.zo/
  • (file)

Adverb[edit]

maestoso

  1. (music) maestoso

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From maestà (majesty) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ma.eˈsto.zo/, (traditional) /ma.eˈsto.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: ma‧e‧stó‧so

Adjective[edit]

maestoso (feminine maestosa, masculine plural maestosi, feminine plural maestose)

  1. majestic
  2. (music) a direction to perform a passage or piece of music in a dignified manner

Derived terms[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from Italian maestoso.

Adverb[edit]

maestoso

  1. maestoso