bemol

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian bemolle, from Medieval Latin b mollis (B-flat, literally soft B).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bemol (plural bemols)

  1. (music, obsolete) The flat symbol (), or a flattened note.
    • 1753, The Deist Triumphant[1], page 154:
      F natural has a Bemol on b. [...] B flat has a Bemol on b and e.
    • 1818, George Jones, History of the Rise and Progress of Music, Theoretical and Practical[2], page 345:
      Now B♭, which is ſuppoſed to be repreſented by Nº 6. of the hammers, is the generator of the next modulation or key in the bemol or flat mode, F.
    • 1841, Terence Joseph O'Donnelly, The Academy of Elementary Music[3], page 133:
      Sol major has only one dièse for a signature; therefore sol ♭ major must have six bemols; six and one make seven.
    Antonym: diesis

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian bemolle.

Adjective[edit]

bemol

  1. (music) flat (lowered by one semitone)

Noun[edit]

bemol m

  1. (music) flat

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French bémol, from Italian bemolle.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.mɔl/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmɔl
  • Syllabification: be‧mol

Noun[edit]

bemol m inan

  1. (music) flat (note played a semitone lower than a natural)
    Coordinate term: krzyżyk

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Derived terms[edit]

adjective
noun

Further reading[edit]

  • bemol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bemol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian bemolle.[1] By surface analysis, +‎ mole.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: be‧mol

Adjective[edit]

bemol m or f (plural bemóis, not comparable)

  1. (music, note) flat (lowered by one semitone)

Noun[edit]

bemol m (plural bemóis)

  1. (music) flat (note played a semitone lower than a natural)

References[edit]

  1. ^ bemol” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French bémol or Italian bemolle.

Noun[edit]

bemol m (plural bemoli)

  1. bemol

Declension[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From B (musical letter) + mol, from mole (soft).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /beˈmol/ [beˈmol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: be‧mol

Adjective[edit]

bemol (plural bemoles)

  1. (music) flat
    Esta pieza está compuesta en re bemol.
    This piece was composed in D flat.

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

bemol m (plural bemoles)

  1. (music) flat symbol
    Se te olvidó poner un par de bemoles.
    You forgot to add a couple of flats.

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