disco

See also: discó

English

Etymology

From a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪskəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪskoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɪskəʊ

Noun

disco (countable and uncountable, plural discos)

1. (countable, slightly dated) A short form of discotheque, a place for dancing.
2. (uncountable) A type of music popular in discotheques.

Synonyms

• (place for dancing): club, nightclub

Translations

discotheque

• Arabic: ديسكو m (diisku)
• Armenian: դիսկոտեկ (diskotek), դիսկո (disko)
• Chinese:

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

• Finnish: disko (fi)
• German: Diskothek (de) f
• Greek: ντίσκο (el) n (dísko)
• Hungarian: diszkó (hu)
• Icelandic: diskó (is) n, diskótek (is) n

• Italian: discoteca (it) f
• Japanese: ディスコ (disuko)
• Latin: discothēca f
• Lojban: dansydi'u
• Marathi: डिस्को (ḍisko)
• Portuguese: discoteca (pt) f
• Russian: дискотека (ru) f (diskotéka)
• Slovene: disko
• Swedish: disko (sv) n, diskotek (sv) n
• Turkish: disko (tr), diskotek (tr)

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
• Greek: ντίσκο (el) n (dísko)
• Hebrew: דיסקו (he) m (disqo)

• Hungarian: disco (hu)
• Icelandic: diskó (is) n
• Marathi: डिस्को n (ḍisko)
• Portuguese: disco (pt) m
• Russian: диско (ru) n (dísko)
• 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”, New York Times:

     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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Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discus, whence also Italian desco (an inherited doublet).

Pronunciation

disco, /ˈdisko/, /"disko/

Noun

disco m (plural dischi)

1. disc, disk
2. (anatomy) disc

Synonyms

• (anatomy) disco intervertebrale

Related terms

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

Anagrams

• scodi

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Latin

Etymology 1

From *didscō, reduplicated form of Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-. Cognates include Ancient Greek διδάσκω (didásko), δεδαώς (dedaós), δαῆναι (daénai), δέχομαι (dekhomai). Also compare doceō.

Verb

present active discō, present infinitive discere, perfect active didicī, supine discitum

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
	pluperfect	didiceram	didicerās	didicerat	didicerāmus	didicerātis	didicerant
	future perfect	didicerō	didiceris	didicerit	didicerimus	didiceritis	didicerint
passive	present	discor	disceris	discitur	discimur	disciminī	discuntur
	imperfect	discēbar	discēbāris	discēbātur	discēbāmur	discēbāminī	discēbantur
	future	discar	discēris	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	discātur	discāmur	discāminī	discantur
	imperfect	discerer	discerēris	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

Derived terms

• dēdiscō

Related terms

• disciplīna
• discipulus

Etymology 2

Noun

discō

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

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Portuguese

Noun

disco m (plural discos)

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

Related terms

• disquete

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈðisko̞/

Etymology 1

Short for discoteca.

Noun

disco f (plural discos)

1. club, discotheque

Etymology 2

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

Noun

disco m (plural discos)

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

Related terms

• discar

Verb

disco

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

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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 1

Declension of disco 2

	uncountable		uncountable
Common	indefinite	definite
nominative	disco || discon || ||
genitive	discos || discons || ||

Synonyms

• diskotek

Related terms

• diskotek, diskomusik, discomusik