fortissimo

See also: fortíssimo

English

fortissimo in music notation

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fortissimo.

Adverb

fortissimo (not comparable)

1. (music) Indicating that the piece is played very loud.
   • 2017 September 7, Ferdinand Mount, “Umbrageousness”, in London Review of Books‎^[1]:

     He claims he was doing no more than repeating the standard nationalist account. So he was, but he was also repeating that passionate liberal critique which had resounded, often fortissimo, in British debate when Indian nationalism was still a half-formed dream.

Translations

very loud

• French: fortissimo (fr)
• Hebrew: פוֹרְטִיסִימוֹ (fortísimo)
• Italian: fortissimo (it)
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• Russian: форти́ссимо (ru) (fortíssimo)
• Spanish: fortísimo (es)

Noun

fortissimo (plural fortissimos or fortissimi)

1. (music) The dynamic sign indicating that the piece should be played fortissimo. Abbreviation: ff.

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French

Etymology

From Italian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔʁ.ti.si.mo/

• Audio:

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Adverb

fortissimo

1. (music) fortissimo

Further reading

• “fortissimo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Etymology

forte +‎ -issimo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈtis.si.mo/
• Rhymes: -issimo
• Hyphenation: for‧tìs‧si‧mo

Adjective

fortissimo (feminine fortissima, masculine plural fortissimi, feminine plural fortissime)

1. superlative degree of forte
2. (music) Very loud
3. Very strong, bright, tough or severe

Derived terms

• fortissimamente

Adverb

fortissimo

1. superlative degree of forte

Antonyms

• pianissimo

Further reading

• fortissimo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) fortissimō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fortissimus

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• ff (abbreviation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fortissimo (“strongest, very strong”).

Adverb

fortissimo

1. (music) fortissimo

Noun

fortissimo m (definite singular fortissimoen, indefinite plural fortissimoer, definite plural fortissimoene)

1. (music) a fortissimo

References

• “fortissimo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ff (abbreviation)

Etymology

Borrowed rom Italian fortissimo (“strongest, very strong”).

Adverb

fortissimo

1. (music) fortissimo

Noun

fortissimo m (definite singular fortissimoen, indefinite plural fortissimoar, definite plural fortissimoane)

1. (music) a fortissimo

References

• “fortissimo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian fortissimo.

Adverb

fortissimo

1. fortissimo