bemol

See also: bémol

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːmɒl/

Noun

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

Translations

bemol

• French: bémol (fr) m
• Greek: ύφεση (el) f (ýfesi)
• Hungarian: bé (hu)
• Italian: bemolle (it) m
• Polish: bemol (pl) m
• Portuguese: bemol (pt) m
• Russian: бемо́ль (ru) m (bemólʹ)
• Spanish: bemol (es) m

Anagrams

• Blome, Lembo, moble

Albanian

Etymology

From Italian bemolle.

Adjective

bemol

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

Noun

bemol m

1. (music) flat

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bémol, from Italian bemolle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.mɔl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmɔl
• Syllabification: be‧mol

Noun

bemol m inan

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

   Coordinate term: krzyżyk

Declension

Declension of bemol

	singular	plural
nominative	bemol	bemole
genitive	bemola	bemoli/bemolów
dative	bemolowi	bemolom
accusative	bemol	bemole
instrumental	bemolem	bemolami
locative	bemolu	bemolach
vocative	bemolu	bemole

Derived terms

adjective

• bemolowy

 

noun

• bemol podwójny

 

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bemolle. By surface analysis, bê +‎ mole.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈmɔw/ [beˈmɔʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈmɔl/ [bɨˈmɔɫ]

• Hyphenation: be‧mol

Adjective

bemol m or f (plural bemóis, not comparable)

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

Noun

bemol m (plural bemóis)

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

Romanian

Etymology

From French bémol or Italian bemolle.

Noun

bemol m (plural bemoli)

1. bemol

Declension

Declension of bemol

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) bemol	bemolul	(niște) bemoli	bemolii
genitive/dative	(unui) bemol	bemolului	(unor) bemoli	bemolilor
vocative	bemolule		bemolilor

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

bemol (plural bemoles)

1. (music) flat

   Esta pieza está compuesta en re bemol.

   This piece was composed in D flat.

Derived terms

• abemolar

 

Noun

bemol m (plural bemoles)

1. (music) flat symbol

   Se te olvidó poner un par de bemoles.

   You forgot to add a couple of flats.

Further reading

• “bemol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014