legato

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian legato, past participle of legare (“to tie up, tie together, to bind”), learned borrowing from Latin ligō (“tie, bind”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: lə·gäʹtō, IPA: /ləˈɡɑ.təʊ/
• (US) enPR: lə·gäʹtō, IPA: /ləˈɡɑ.toʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːtəʊ
• Hyphenation: le‧ga‧to

Adverb

legato (not comparable)

1. (music) Smoothly, in a connected manner.

   Play this passage legato not portato.

Antonyms

• (music): portato, staccato

Translations

music: smoothly, in a connected manner

• Armenian: լեգատո (hy) (legato)
• Dutch: gebonden (nl), legato (nl)
• Finnish: legato (fi), sitoen (fi)
• French: lié (fr)
• German: legato (de), gebunden (de)
• Greek: λεγκάτο

• Italian: legato (it) m
• Norwegian: legato (no)
• Polish: legato (pl)
• Russian: легато (ru) (legato)
• Turkish: legato (tr)

Noun

legato (plural legatos)

1. (music) A slur curve above or below a passage of notes indicating that they should be played in a legato manner.

Translations

slur curve

• Armenian: լեգատո (hy) (legato)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 連奏 (cmn), 连奏 (cmn) (liánzòu)

• Finnish: legato (fi)
• French: lié (fr)

• German: legato (de), gebunden (de)
• Greek: λεγκατούρα f
• Russian: легато (ru) (legato)
• Spanish: ligado (es)

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Translations to be checked

• Japanese: レガート (regaato)
• Korean: 레가토 (regato)

• Latin: ligatum
• Spanish: ligado

Anagrams

• gelato

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Esperanto

Noun

legato (plural legatoj, accusative singular legaton, accusative plural legatojn)

1. singular present nominal passive participle of legi

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Italian

Verb

legato

1. past participle of legare

Adjective

legato m (f legata, m plural legati, f plural legate)

1. awkward, stiff
2. linked, connected, tied
3. close, attached, involved

Noun

legato m (plural legati)

1. legate
2. legacy, bequest

Derived terms

• legato pontificio

Anagrams

• gelato
• tegola

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Latin

Noun

lēgātō

1. dative singular of lēgātus
2. ablative singular of lēgātus

Participle

lēgātō

1. dative masculine singular of lēgātus
2. dative neuter singular of lēgātus
3. ablative masculine singular of lēgātus
4. ablative neuter singular of lēgātus