allegro

See also: Allegro, allégro, and allegrò

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Italian allegrobor.

English allegro

Borrowed from Italian allegro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (US) /əˈlɛɡɹoʊ/, /əˈleɪɡɹoʊ/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

allegro (plural allegros)

1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.
2. (music, more traditionally) An expressive mark indicating that a passage is to be played in a lively or happy manner, not necessarily quickly.
3. (music) A passage having this mark.
   • 1910 January 12, Ameen Rihani, “Subtranscendental”, in The Book of Khalid, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead and Company, published October 1911, →OCLC, book the second (In the Temple), page 116:

     And what mean these outbursts and objurgations of his, you will ask; these suggestions, furtive, rhapsodical, mystical; this furibund allegro about Money, Mediums, and Bohemia; [...]

Translations

tempo mark indicating a quick, lively tempo

• Catalan: allegro (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 快板 (zh) (kuàibǎn)

• Finnish: allegro (fi)
• French: allegro (fr) m
• Greek: αλλέγκρο n (allégkro)
• Polish: allegro (pl) n

passage to be played in a quick, lively tempo

• Catalan: allegro (ca) m
• French: allegro (fr) m
• Polish: allegro (pl) n
• Portuguese: alegro (pt) m
• Spanish: alegro (es) m

Adverb

allegro (not comparable)

1. (music) played in a quick, lively tempo

Translations

in a quick, lively tempo

• Finnish: allegro (fi)
• French: allegro (fr) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: allegro (no)

• Polish: allegro (pl)
• Portuguese: alegro (pt)
• Russian: аллегро (ru) (allegro)

Adjective

allegro (not comparable)

1. (music) in a quick and lively manner

Translations

played in a quick, lively tempo

• Greek: αλλέγκρο (allégkro)
• Polish: allegro (pl)
• Portuguese: alegro (pt)

Derived terms

Terms derived from noun, adjective or adverb sense

• allegro ma non troppo
• allegro moderato
• allegro non troppo
• sonata-allegro form

Finnish

Etymology

Italian allegro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlːe(ː)ɡro/, [ˈɑ̝lːe̞(ː)ɡro̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːeɡro
• Syllabification^(key): al‧leg‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): al‧leg‧ro

Noun

allegro

1. (music) allegro (tempo mark; passage with this mark)

Declension

Inflection of allegro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		allegro	allegrot
genitive		allegron	allegrojen
partitive		allegroa	allegroja
illative		allegroon	allegroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		allegro	allegrot
accusative	nom.	allegro	allegrot
	gen.	allegron
genitive		allegron	allegrojen
partitive		allegroa	allegroja
inessive		allegrossa	allegroissa
elative		allegrosta	allegroista
illative		allegroon	allegroihin
adessive		allegrolla	allegroilla
ablative		allegrolta	allegroilta
allative		allegrolle	allegroille
essive		allegrona	allegroina
translative		allegroksi	allegroiksi
abessive		allegrotta	allegroitta
instructive		—	allegroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of allegro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative allegroni allegroni accusative nom. allegroni allegroni gen. allegroni genitive allegroni allegrojeni partitive allegroani allegrojani inessive allegrossani allegroissani elative allegrostani allegroistani illative allegrooni allegroihini adessive allegrollani allegroillani ablative allegroltani allegroiltani allative allegrolleni allegroilleni essive allegronani allegroinani translative allegrokseni allegroikseni abessive allegrottani allegroittani instructive — — comitative — allegroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative allegrosi allegrosi accusative nom. allegrosi allegrosi gen. allegrosi genitive allegrosi allegrojesi partitive allegroasi allegrojasi inessive allegrossasi allegroissasi elative allegrostasi allegroistasi illative allegroosi allegroihisi adessive allegrollasi allegroillasi ablative allegroltasi allegroiltasi allative allegrollesi allegroillesi essive allegronasi allegroinasi translative allegroksesi allegroiksesi abessive allegrottasi allegroittasi instructive — — comitative — allegroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative allegromme allegromme accusative nom. allegromme allegromme gen. allegromme genitive allegromme allegrojemme partitive allegroamme allegrojamme inessive allegrossamme allegroissamme elative allegrostamme allegroistamme illative allegroomme allegroihimme adessive allegrollamme allegroillamme ablative allegroltamme allegroiltamme allative allegrollemme allegroillemme essive allegronamme allegroinamme translative allegroksemme allegroiksemme abessive allegrottamme allegroittamme instructive — — comitative — allegroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative allegronne allegronne accusative nom. allegronne allegronne gen. allegronne genitive allegronne allegrojenne partitive allegroanne allegrojanne inessive allegrossanne allegroissanne elative allegrostanne allegroistanne illative allegroonne allegroihinne adessive allegrollanne allegroillanne ablative allegroltanne allegroiltanne allative allegrollenne allegroillenne essive allegronanne allegroinanne translative allegroksenne allegroiksenne abessive allegrottanne allegroittanne instructive — — comitative — allegroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative allegronsa allegronsa accusative nom. allegronsa allegronsa gen. allegronsa genitive allegronsa allegrojensa partitive allegroaan allegroansa allegrojaan allegrojansa inessive allegrossaan allegrossansa allegroissaan allegroissansa elative allegrostaan allegrostansa allegroistaan allegroistansa illative allegroonsa allegroihinsa adessive allegrollaan allegrollansa allegroillaan allegroillansa ablative allegroltaan allegroltansa allegroiltaan allegroiltansa allative allegrolleen allegrollensa allegroilleen allegroillensa essive allegronaan allegronansa allegroinaan allegroinansa translative allegrokseen allegroksensa allegroikseen allegroiksensa abessive allegrottaan allegrottansa allegroittaan allegroittansa instructive — — comitative — allegroineen allegroinensa

Adverb

allegro

1. (music) allegro (in a quick and lively manner)

French

Alternative forms

• allégro (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian allegro, itself borrowed from French allègre. Doublet of allègre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.le.ɡʁo/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

allegro m (plural allegros)

1. allegro

Adverb

allegro

1. allegro

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈle.ɡro/, /alˈlɛ.ɡro/
• Rhymes: -eɡro, -ɛɡro
• Hyphenation: al‧lé‧gro, al‧lè‧gro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French allègre, from Latin alacer (“lively; happy, cheerful”). Compare the doublet alacre.

Adjective

allegro (feminine allegra, masculine plural allegri, feminine plural allegre, superlative allegrissimo)

1. cheerful
2. mirthful

Derived terms

• allegramente
• allegretto
• allegrezza
• allegria

Descendants

• → English: allegro
• → French: allegro, allégro (post-1990 spelling)
• → Istriot: alégro
• → Greek: αλέγρος (alégros), αλλέγκρο (allégkro)
• → Norwegian: allegro
• → Portuguese: alegro
• → Turkish: allegro
• → Persian: آلگرو

Etymology 2

Verb

allegro

1. first-person singular present indicative of allegrare

Anagrams

• allergo-, gallerò, legarlo

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian allegro.

Adverb

allegro

1. (music) allegro

Noun

allegro m (definite singular allegroen, indefinite plural allegroar, definite plural allegroane)

1. (music) an allegro

Usage notes

• Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter.

References

• “allegro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian allegro. Doublet of alegre.

Adjective

allegro (invariable)

1. alternative form of alegro

Adverb

allegro (not comparable)

1. alternative form of alegro

Noun

allegro m (plural allegri)

1. alternative form of alegro

Further reading

• “allegro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “allegro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian allegro.

Adverb

allegro

1. allegro

Noun

allegro n (uncountable)

1. allegro

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	allegro	allegroul
genitive-dative	allegro	allegroului
vocative	allegroule