legato

See also: légato

English

Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian legato, past participle of legare (“to tie up, tie together, to bind”), learned borrowing from Latin ligō (“tie, bind”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: lə-gäʹtō, IPA^(key): /ləˈɡɑ.təʊ/
• enPR: lə-gäʹtō, IPA^(key): /ləˈɡɑ.toʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːtəʊ
• Hyphenation: le‧ga‧to

Adverb

legato (not comparable)

1. (music) Smoothly, in a connected manner.

   Play this passage legato, not portato.

Antonyms

• (music): portato, staccato

Related terms

• legatissimo

Translations

music: smoothly, in a connected manner

• Armenian: լեգատո (hy) (legato)
• Dutch: gebonden (nl), legato (nl)
• Finnish: legato (fi), sitoen (fi)
• French: lié (fr)
• German: legato (de), gebunden (de)
• Greek: λεγκάτο (el) (legkáto)
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• Italian: legato (it) m
• Maori: rōnaki
• Norwegian: legato
• Polish: legato (pl)
• Russian: легато (ru) (legato)
• Turkish: legato (tr)

Noun

legato (plural legatos)

1. (music) A slur curve above or below a passage of notes indicating that they should be played in a legato manner.

Translations

slur curve

• Armenian: լեգատո (hy) (legato)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 連奏／连奏 (zh) (liánzòu), 连奏 (zh) (liánzòu)

• Finnish: legato (fi)
• French: lié (fr)
• German: legato (de), gebunden (de)
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• Greek: λεγκατούρα f (legkatoúra)
• Japanese: レガート (regāto)
• Maori: rōnaki
• Russian: легато (ru) (legato)
• Spanish: ligado (es) m
• Tagalog: banayad (tl)

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Translations to be checked

• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 레가토 (regato)
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• Latin: ^{(please verify)} ligatum (la)

Anagrams

• gelato

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Esperanto

Etymology 1

Noun

legato (accusative singular legaton, plural legatoj, accusative plural legatojn)

1. singular present nominal passive participle of legi

Etymology 2

From Latin legatus.

Noun

legato (accusative singular legaton, plural legatoj, accusative plural legatojn)

1. (Catholicism) legate

Etymology 3

From Italian legato.

Noun

legato (uncountable, accusative legaton)

1. (music) legato

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French

Noun

legato m (plural legatos)

1. legato

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Italian

Verb

legato

1. past participle of legare

Adjective

1. awkward, stiff
2. linked, connected, tied
3. close, attached, involved

Noun

legato m (plural legati)

1. legate
2. legacy, bequest, background

Derived terms

• legato pontificio

Anagrams

• gelato
• tegola

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) lēgātō

1. dative singular of lēgātus
2. ablative singular of lēgātus

Participle

(deprecated template usage) lēgātō

1. dative masculine singular of lēgātus
2. dative neuter singular of lēgātus
3. ablative masculine singular of lēgātus
4. ablative neuter singular of lēgātus