a tempo

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: atempo

French

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Italian a tempo.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /a tɑ̃.po/
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

[edit]

a tempo

  1. (music) return to normal tempo from a deviation

Indonesian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from Italian a tempo.

Adverb

[edit]

a tempo

  1. (music) return to normal tempo from a deviation

Further reading

[edit]

Italian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

[edit]

a tempo (invariable)

  1. (relational) time
    a tempo parzialepart-time

Derived terms

[edit]

Adverb

[edit]

a tempo

  1. on time, in time (sufficiently early)
    Synonyms: in tempo, per tempo
  2. in time (with the music)
  3. (music) return to normal tempo from a deviation (e.g. ritenuto, rallentando, accelerando, etc.)

Descendants

[edit]
  • Norwegian Bokmål: a tempo

Anagrams

[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Italian a tempo (in time), first part from Italian a (in, at, to), from Latin ad (toward, to), from Proto-Italic *ad (toward, to), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (near, at). Last part from Italian tempo (time, age, period, tense), from Latin tempus (portion or period of time), either from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (to stretch, extend), from *temp- (to stretch, extend), or from Proto-Indo-European *temh₂- (to cut).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adverb

[edit]

a tempo

  1. in time (with the music)
  2. (music) return to normal tempo from a deviation
    Synonym: a battuta

References

[edit]

Anagrams

[edit]