cavatina

English

Etymology

From Italian cavatina, diminutive of cavata.

Noun

cavatina (plural cavatinas)

1. (music) An operatic song in slow tempo, either complete in itself or (e.g., in Bellini and Verdi) followed by a faster, more resolute section: hence
2. (music) A rather slow, song-like instrumental movement; the title, for example, of a movement in Beethoven's string quartet in B flat, op. 130 (1826) and of a once-famous piece (originally for violin and piano) by Raff, and of the slow movement of Rubra's string quartet No. 2.

Translations

An operatic song in slow tempo

• Catalan: cavatina f
• French: cavatine (fr) f
• German: Kavatine (de) f
• Macedonian: кавати́на f (kavatína)

See also

• aria

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian cavatina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑʋɑti(ː)nɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ʋɑ̝ˌt̪i(ː)nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -inɑ

Noun

cavatina

1. cavatina

Declension

Inflection of cavatina (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		cavatina	cavatinat
genitive		cavatinan	cavatinoiden cavatinoitten cavatinojen
partitive		cavatinaa	cavatinoita cavatinoja
illative		cavatinaan	cavatinoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		cavatina	cavatinat
accusative	nom.	cavatina	cavatinat
	gen.	cavatinan
genitive		cavatinan	cavatinoiden cavatinoitten cavatinojen cavatinain rare
partitive		cavatinaa	cavatinoita cavatinoja
inessive		cavatinassa	cavatinoissa
elative		cavatinasta	cavatinoista
illative		cavatinaan	cavatinoihin
adessive		cavatinalla	cavatinoilla
ablative		cavatinalta	cavatinoilta
allative		cavatinalle	cavatinoille
essive		cavatinana	cavatinoina
translative		cavatinaksi	cavatinoiksi
abessive		cavatinatta	cavatinoitta
instructive		—	cavatinoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of cavatina (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative cavatinani cavatinani accusative nom. cavatinani cavatinani gen. cavatinani genitive cavatinani cavatinoideni cavatinoitteni cavatinojeni cavatinaini rare partitive cavatinaani cavatinoitani cavatinojani inessive cavatinassani cavatinoissani elative cavatinastani cavatinoistani illative cavatinaani cavatinoihini adessive cavatinallani cavatinoillani ablative cavatinaltani cavatinoiltani allative cavatinalleni cavatinoilleni essive cavatinanani cavatinoinani translative cavatinakseni cavatinoikseni abessive cavatinattani cavatinoittani instructive — — comitative — cavatinoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative cavatinasi cavatinasi accusative nom. cavatinasi cavatinasi gen. cavatinasi genitive cavatinasi cavatinoidesi cavatinoittesi cavatinojesi cavatinaisi rare partitive cavatinaasi cavatinoitasi cavatinojasi inessive cavatinassasi cavatinoissasi elative cavatinastasi cavatinoistasi illative cavatinaasi cavatinoihisi adessive cavatinallasi cavatinoillasi ablative cavatinaltasi cavatinoiltasi allative cavatinallesi cavatinoillesi essive cavatinanasi cavatinoinasi translative cavatinaksesi cavatinoiksesi abessive cavatinattasi cavatinoittasi instructive — — comitative — cavatinoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative cavatinamme cavatinamme accusative nom. cavatinamme cavatinamme gen. cavatinamme genitive cavatinamme cavatinoidemme cavatinoittemme cavatinojemme cavatinaimme rare partitive cavatinaamme cavatinoitamme cavatinojamme inessive cavatinassamme cavatinoissamme elative cavatinastamme cavatinoistamme illative cavatinaamme cavatinoihimme adessive cavatinallamme cavatinoillamme ablative cavatinaltamme cavatinoiltamme allative cavatinallemme cavatinoillemme essive cavatinanamme cavatinoinamme translative cavatinaksemme cavatinoiksemme abessive cavatinattamme cavatinoittamme instructive — — comitative — cavatinoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative cavatinanne cavatinanne accusative nom. cavatinanne cavatinanne gen. cavatinanne genitive cavatinanne cavatinoidenne cavatinoittenne cavatinojenne cavatinainne rare partitive cavatinaanne cavatinoitanne cavatinojanne inessive cavatinassanne cavatinoissanne elative cavatinastanne cavatinoistanne illative cavatinaanne cavatinoihinne adessive cavatinallanne cavatinoillanne ablative cavatinaltanne cavatinoiltanne allative cavatinallenne cavatinoillenne essive cavatinananne cavatinoinanne translative cavatinaksenne cavatinoiksenne abessive cavatinattanne cavatinoittanne instructive — — comitative — cavatinoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative cavatinansa cavatinansa accusative nom. cavatinansa cavatinansa gen. cavatinansa genitive cavatinansa cavatinoidensa cavatinoittensa cavatinojensa cavatinainsa rare partitive cavatinaansa cavatinoitaan cavatinojaan cavatinoitansa cavatinojansa inessive cavatinassaan cavatinassansa cavatinoissaan cavatinoissansa elative cavatinastaan cavatinastansa cavatinoistaan cavatinoistansa illative cavatinaansa cavatinoihinsa adessive cavatinallaan cavatinallansa cavatinoillaan cavatinoillansa ablative cavatinaltaan cavatinaltansa cavatinoiltaan cavatinoiltansa allative cavatinalleen cavatinallensa cavatinoilleen cavatinoillensa essive cavatinanaan cavatinanansa cavatinoinaan cavatinoinansa translative cavatinakseen cavatinaksensa cavatinoikseen cavatinoiksensa abessive cavatinattaan cavatinattansa cavatinoittaan cavatinoittansa instructive — — comitative — cavatinoineen cavatinoinensa

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian cavatina.

Noun

cavatina

1. (music) cavatina

Further reading

• “cavatina”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kabaˈtina/ [ka.β̞aˈt̪i.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: ca‧va‧ti‧na

Noun

cavatina f (plural cavatinas)

1. cavatina

Further reading

• “cavatina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025