semibreve

English

Etymology

Musical notation for a semibreve note.

From Italian semibreve, ultimately from Latin semi- (“half”), and brevis (“short”).

Noun

semibreve (plural semibreves)

1. (music) A musical note four beats long in 4/4 time; a whole note (US)

Translations

whole note

• French: ronde (fr) f
• Icelandic: heilnóta (is) f
• Italian: semibreve (it) f
• Japanese: 全音符 (ja) (zen’onpu)
• Malay: semibrif (ms)
• Portuguese: semibreve (pt) f

• Scottish Gaelic: punc cruinn (gd) m
• Slovene: polovinka (sl) f
• Spanish: semibreve (es) f, redonda (es) f
• Swedish: helnot (sv) c
• Vietnamese: nốt tròn (vi)

See also

• breve
• crotchet
• minim
• quaver
• semiquaver

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Italian

Etymology

semi- +‎ breve

Noun

semibreve f (plural semibrevi)

1. (music) semibreve