disco

See also: Disco and discó

English

Etymology

From a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪskəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪskoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɪskəʊ
• Hyphenation: dis‧co

Noun

disco (countable and uncountable, plural discos)

1. (countable, slightly dated) Clipping of discotheque., a nightclub for dancing.
2. (uncountable) A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.

Synonyms

• (place for dancing): club, nightclub

Derived terms

Derived terms

• antidisco
• blue light disco
• disco ball
• disco biscuit
• discoer
• discoey
• disco fries

• disco funk
• discoish
• disco-like
• discolike
• discomania
• disco stick
• discowear

• Eurodisco
• nu-disco
• post-disco
• postdisco
• predisco
• roller disco
• silent disco

Translations

discotheque

• Arabic: دِيسْكُو‎ m (dīskū)
• Armenian: դիսկոտեկ (hy) (diskotek), դիսկո (disko)
• Belarusian: дыскатэ́ка f (dyskatéka)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 迪斯科 (zh) (dísīkē), 迪廳 (zh), 迪厅 (zh) (dítīng), 迪斯科舞廳, 迪斯科舞厅 (dísīkē wǔtīng), 迪斯科廳 (zh), 迪斯科厅 (zh) (dísīkētīng)

• Czech: diskotéka (cs) f
• Finnish: disko (fi)
• French: boite de nuit (fr), discothèque (fr)
• German: Diskothek (de) f, Disco (de) f
• Greek: ντίσκο (el) n (dísko)
• Hebrew: דִּיסְקוֹטֶק‎ (he) m (diskoték)
• Hindi: डिस्को m (ḍisko)
• Hungarian: diszkó (hu)
• Icelandic: diskó (is) n, diskótek (is) n
• Italian: discoteca (it) f

• Japanese: ディスコ (disuko)
• Korean: 디스코 (ko) (diseuko)
• Latin: discothēca f
• Marathi: डिस्को (ḍisko)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: diskotek n

  Nynorsk: diskotek n

• Portuguese: discoteca (pt) f
• Russian: дискоте́ка (ru) f (diskotéka)
• Slovene: disko
• Spanish: discoteca (es) f
• Swedish: disko (sv) n, diskotek (sv) n
• Thai: ดิสโก (dís-gôo)
• Turkish: disko (tr), diskotek (tr)
• Ukrainian: дискоте́ка f (dyskotéka)

type of music

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 迪斯科 (zh) (dísīkē), 迪斯科音樂, 迪斯科音乐 (dísīkē-yīnyuè)

• Finnish: disko (fi), diskomusa
• German: Discomusik f
• Greek: ντίσκο (el) n (dísko)
• Hebrew: דיסקו‎ (he) m (disqo)
• Hungarian: disco (hu)
• Icelandic: diskó (is) n

• Maori: puoro pekerangi
• Marathi: डिस्को n (ḍisko)
• Portuguese: disco (pt) m
• Russian: ди́ско (ru) n (dísko)
• Spanish: disco (es) f
• Swedish: disko (sv) c, diskomusik c

Verb

disco (third-person singular simple present discos, present participle discoing, simple past and past participle discoed)

1. (intransitive) To dance disco-style dances.
2. (intransitive) To go to discotheques.
   • 2009 February 16, Cathy Horyn, “Designers Square Off: Sexy vs. Classy”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Learning that a discoing sex appeal has returned to the runways is a little like hearing that Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb are reuniting.

Anagrams

• sodic

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Finnish

Noun

disco

1. Alternative form of disko

Declension

Inflection of disco (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		disco	discot
genitive		discon	discojen
partitive		discoa	discoja
illative		discoon	discoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		disco	discot
accusative	nom.	disco	discot
	gen.	discon
genitive		discon	discojen
partitive		discoa	discoja
inessive		discossa	discoissa
elative		discosta	discoista
illative		discoon	discoihin
adessive		discolla	discoilla
ablative		discolta	discoilta
allative		discolle	discoille
essive		discona	discoina
translative		discoksi	discoiksi
instructive		—	discoin
abessive		discotta	discoitta
comitative		—	discoineen

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discus. Doublet of desco.

Pronunciation

• disco
• IPA^(key): /ˈdisko/
• Rhymes: -isko

Noun

disco m (plural dischi)

1. disc, disk
2. (anatomy) disc
3. (athletics) discus

Synonyms

• (anatomy): disco intervertebrale

Related terms

• discale
• dischetto
• discobolo
• disco fisso
• discografia
• discoide
• discolibro
• disco orario
• disco rigido
• discoteca
• disco volante

Anagrams

• scodi

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdis.koː/, [ˈdɪs.koː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdis.ko/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *dikskō, reduplicated form of Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-. From the same root as doceō; unrelated to discipulus.

Cognates include Ancient Greek διδάσκω (didáskō), δεδαώς (dedaṓs), δαῆναι (daênai), δέχομαι (dékhomai).

Verb

discō (present infinitive discere, perfect active didicī, supine discitum); third conjugation

1. I learn

   Aut disce aut discede.

   Either learn or go away.

2. (drama) I study, practice

Inflection

Conjugation of disco (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	discō	discis	discit	discimus	discitis	discunt
	imperfect	discēbam	discēbās	discēbat	discēbāmus	discēbātis	discēbant
	future	discam	discēs	discet	discēmus	discētis	discent
	perfect	didicī	didicistī	didicit	didicimus	didicistis	didicērunt, didicēre
	pluperfect	didiceram	didicerās	didicerat	didicerāmus	didicerātis	didicerant
	future perfect	didicerō	didiceris	didicerit	didicerimus	didiceritis	didicerint
passive	present	discor	disceris, discere	discitur	discimur	disciminī	discuntur
	imperfect	discēbar	discēbāris, discēbāre	discēbātur	discēbāmur	discēbāminī	discēbantur
	future	discar	discēris, discēre	discētur	discēmur	discēminī	discentur
	perfect	discitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	discitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	discitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	discam	discās	discat	discāmus	discātis	discant
	imperfect	discerem	discerēs	disceret	discerēmus	discerētis	discerent
	perfect	didicerim	didicerīs	didicerit	didicerīmus	didicerītis	didicerint
	pluperfect	didicissem	didicissēs	didicisset	didicissēmus	didicissētis	didicissent
passive	present	discar	discāris, discāre	discātur	discāmur	discāminī	discantur
	imperfect	discerer	discerēris, discerēre	discerētur	discerēmur	discerēminī	discerentur
	perfect	discitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	discitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	disce	—	—	discite	—
	future	—	discitō	discitō	—	discitōte	discuntō
passive	present	—	discere	—	—	disciminī	—
	future	—	discitor	discitor	—	—	discuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		discere	didicisse	discitūrus esse	discī	discitus esse	discitum īrī
participles		discēns	—	discitūrus	—	discitus	discendus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		discere	discendī	discendō	discendum	discitum	discitū

Derived terms

• dēdiscō
• ēdiscō

Descendants

• Welsh: dysgu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

discō

1. dative singular of discus
2. ablative singular of discus

References

• disco in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• disco in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• disco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • we know from experience: experti scimus, didicimus
    
  • to be well-informed, erudite: multa cognita, percepta habere, multa didicisse
    
  • to be educated by some one: litteras discere ab aliquo
    
  • to be absolutely ignorant of arithmetic: bis bina quot sint non didicisse
    
  • to learn, study music: artem musicam discere, tractare
    
  • to learn to play a stringed instrument: fidibus discere (De Sen. 8. 26)
    
  • to study a piece, of the actor); to get a piece played, rehearse it: fabulam docere (διδάσκειν) (of the writer) (opp. fabulam discere
    
  • to know Latin: latinam linguam scire or didicisse
    

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Portuguese

Noun

disco m (plural discos)

1. disc (a thin, flat, circular plate)
2. (athletics) discus
3. (uncountable) disco (type of music)

Related terms

• disquete

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdisko/, [ˈd̪isko]

Etymology 1

Short for discoteca.

Noun

disco f (plural discos)

1. club, discotheque

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos).

Noun

disco m (plural discos)

1. disc
2. phonograph record or disc
3. rotary dial
4. (athletics) discus

Descendants

• → Basque: disko

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

disco

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of discar.

Related terms

• discar

Further reading

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

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• disko

Noun

disco n

1. a disco, a discotheque
2. disco; a type of music

Declension

Declension of disco
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	disco	discot	discon	discona
Genitive	discos	discots	discons	disconas

Declension of disco 2
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	disco	discon	—	—
Genitive	discos	discons	—	—

Synonyms

• diskotek

Related terms

• diskotek, diskomusik, discomusik