crescendo

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian crescendo, gerund of crescere (to grow, to increase).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kɹɪˈʃɛn.dəʊ/, /kɹəˈʃɛn.dəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kɹɪˈʃɛn.doʊ/, /kɹəˈʃɛn.doʊ/
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  • Hyphenation: cres‧cen‧do

Noun[edit]

Crescendo notation.

crescendo (plural crescendos or crescendi or crescendoes)

  1. (music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.
  2. (figuratively) A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
    Their fighting rose in a fearsome crescendo.
  3. (figuratively, nonstandard) The climax of a gradual increase.
    Their arguing rose to a fearsome crescendo.
    • 2011 October 20, Michael da Silva, “Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      With the Stoke supporters jeering Ziv's every subsequent touch, the pantomime atmosphere created by the home crowd reached a crescendo when Ziv was shown a straight red shortly after the break in extraordinary circumstances.

Usage notes[edit]

  • The musical sense indicates that the figurative sense is an increase rather than the climax of the increase. The use of this word to mean the climax of an increase is nonstandard but commonplace.

Antonyms[edit]

Translations[edit]

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Verb[edit]

crescendo (third-person singular simple present crescendoes, present participle crescendoing, simple past and past participle crescendoed)

  1. To increase in intensity; to reach or head for a crescendo.
    The band crescendoed and then suddenly went silent.
    • 2021 November 1, Haley Nahman, “I got a camera to spy on my cat – and it made me question everything about myself”, in The Guardian[2]:
      And similarly, they are full of tricks: when the imagined stranger calls your name, the music crescendos romantically; when the video freezes on your laugh, it immediately desaturates the candid photo, making you look old-timey or famous or dead.

Adverb[edit]

crescendo (not comparable)

  1. (music) Gradually increasing in force or loudness.

Anagrams[edit]

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

crescendo n

  1. (music) crescendo

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • crescendo in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • crescendo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • crescendo in Internetová jazyková příručka

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian crescendo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkreʃendo/, [ˈkre̞ʃe̞ndo̞]

Noun[edit]

crescendo

  1. crescendo (instruction to play gradually more loudly)
  2. (rare) crescendo (gradual increase, especially to a dramatic climax)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of crescendo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative crescendo crescendot
genitive crescendon crescendojen
partitive crescendoa crescendoja
illative crescendoon crescendoihin
singular plural
nominative crescendo crescendot
accusative nom. crescendo crescendot
gen. crescendon
genitive crescendon crescendojen
partitive crescendoa crescendoja
inessive crescendossa crescendoissa
elative crescendosta crescendoista
illative crescendoon crescendoihin
adessive crescendolla crescendoilla
ablative crescendolta crescendoilta
allative crescendolle crescendoille
essive crescendona crescendoina
translative crescendoksi crescendoiksi
abessive crescendotta crescendoitta
instructive crescendoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of crescendo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative crescendoni crescendoni
accusative nom. crescendoni crescendoni
gen. crescendoni
genitive crescendoni crescendojeni
partitive crescendoani crescendojani
inessive crescendossani crescendoissani
elative crescendostani crescendoistani
illative crescendooni crescendoihini
adessive crescendollani crescendoillani
ablative crescendoltani crescendoiltani
allative crescendolleni crescendoilleni
essive crescendonani crescendoinani
translative crescendokseni crescendoikseni
abessive crescendottani crescendoittani
instructive
comitative crescendoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative crescendosi crescendosi
accusative nom. crescendosi crescendosi
gen. crescendosi
genitive crescendosi crescendojesi
partitive crescendoasi crescendojasi
inessive crescendossasi crescendoissasi
elative crescendostasi crescendoistasi
illative crescendoosi crescendoihisi
adessive crescendollasi crescendoillasi
ablative crescendoltasi crescendoiltasi
allative crescendollesi crescendoillesi
essive crescendonasi crescendoinasi
translative crescendoksesi crescendoiksesi
abessive crescendottasi crescendoittasi
instructive
comitative crescendoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative crescendomme crescendomme
accusative nom. crescendomme crescendomme
gen. crescendomme
genitive crescendomme crescendojemme
partitive crescendoamme crescendojamme
inessive crescendossamme crescendoissamme
elative crescendostamme crescendoistamme
illative crescendoomme crescendoihimme
adessive crescendollamme crescendoillamme
ablative crescendoltamme crescendoiltamme
allative crescendollemme crescendoillemme
essive crescendonamme crescendoinamme
translative crescendoksemme crescendoiksemme
abessive crescendottamme crescendoittamme
instructive
comitative crescendoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative crescendonne crescendonne
accusative nom. crescendonne crescendonne
gen. crescendonne
genitive crescendonne crescendojenne
partitive crescendoanne crescendojanne
inessive crescendossanne crescendoissanne
elative crescendostanne crescendoistanne
illative crescendoonne crescendoihinne
adessive crescendollanne crescendoillanne
ablative crescendoltanne crescendoiltanne
allative crescendollenne crescendoillenne
essive crescendonanne crescendoinanne
translative crescendoksenne crescendoiksenne
abessive crescendottanne crescendoittanne
instructive
comitative crescendoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative crescendonsa crescendonsa
accusative nom. crescendonsa crescendonsa
gen. crescendonsa
genitive crescendonsa crescendojensa
partitive crescendoaan
crescendoansa
crescendojaan
crescendojansa
inessive crescendossaan
crescendossansa
crescendoissaan
crescendoissansa
elative crescendostaan
crescendostansa
crescendoistaan
crescendoistansa
illative crescendoonsa crescendoihinsa
adessive crescendollaan
crescendollansa
crescendoillaan
crescendoillansa
ablative crescendoltaan
crescendoltansa
crescendoiltaan
crescendoiltansa
allative crescendolleen
crescendollensa
crescendoilleen
crescendoillensa
essive crescendonaan
crescendonansa
crescendoinaan
crescendoinansa
translative crescendokseen
crescendoksensa
crescendoikseen
crescendoiksensa
abessive crescendottaan
crescendottansa
crescendoittaan
crescendoittansa
instructive
comitative crescendoineen
crescendoinensa

Further reading[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

crescendo

  1. crescendo

Noun[edit]

crescendo m (plural crescendos)

  1. crescendo

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin crēscendum (increasing, growing), gerund of crēscō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kreʃˈʃɛn.do/
  • Rhymes: -ɛndo
  • Hyphenation: cre‧scèn‧do

Verb[edit]

crescendo

  1. gerund of crescere

Noun[edit]

crescendo m (plural crescendi)

  1. (music) crescendo
  2. (figurative) crescendo

Descendants[edit]

  • English: crescendo
  • Spanish: crescendo

Further reading[edit]

  • crescendo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Participle[edit]

crēscendō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of crēscendus

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /kɾɨʃˈsẽ.du/, (natural pronunciation) /kɾɨˈʃẽ.du/

Noun[edit]

crescendo m (plural crescendos)

  1. (music) crescendo (music to be play gradually more loudly)

Verb[edit]

crescendo

  1. gerund of crescer

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from Italian crescendo.

Adverb[edit]

crescendo

  1. crescendo

Noun[edit]

crescendo n (plural crescendouri)

  1. crescendo

Declension[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from Italian crescendo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɾeʃenˌdo} | ˈ{es pɾ/ [kɾe.ʃẽn̪ˌd̪o} | ˈ{es pɾ]
  • IPA(key): /kɾeˈt͡ʃendo/ [kɾeˈt͡ʃẽn̪.d̪o]

Noun[edit]

crescendo m (plural crescendos)

  1. crescendo

Usage notes[edit]

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

crescendo n

  1. (music) crescendo

Declension[edit]

Declension of crescendo 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative crescendo crescendot crescendon crescendona
Genitive crescendos crescendots crescendons crescendonas