mezzo
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See also: mezzo-
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɛtsoʊ/, /ˈmɛdzoʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɛtsəʊ/, /ˈmɛdzəʊ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: mez‧zo
Noun[edit]
mezzo (plural mezzos)
- (music) mezzo-soprano
- 1983 January 2, John Rockwell, “New Opera May Have a Future After All”, in The New York Times:
- Emily Golden, a mezzo who was adept in an especially wide range of roles;
Related terms[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Shortened form of Italian mezzosoprano.
Noun[edit]
mezzo f (plural mezzos)
Further reading[edit]
- “mezzo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin medius, whence also Italian medio (a borrowed doublet).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mezzo m (plural mezzi)
Adjective[edit]
mezzo (feminine mezza, masculine plural mezzi, feminine plural mezze)
Derived terms[edit]
- a mezzo
- ammezzare
- di mezzo
- dimezzare
- in mezzo a
- intermezzo
- mezz'aria
- mezz'asta
- mezz'ora
- mezza majolica
- mezza voce
- mezzacartuccia
- mezzadria
- mezzadro
- mezzala
- mezzaluna
- mezzamaiolica
- mezzanella
- mezzanino
- mezzanità
- mezzano
- mezzanotte
- mezzavela
- mezzena
- mezzeria
- mezzità
- mezzo di contrasto
- mezzo piano
- mezzocielo
- mezzogiorno
- mezzopunto
- mezzosoprano
- nel bel mezzo di
- per mezzo di
- smezzare
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Latin mītius (“rather/too mild, mellow”, comparative neuter singular of mītis (“mild”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈmet.t͡so/, /ˈmɛt.t͡so/, /ˈmed.d͡zo/, /ˈmɛd.d͡zo/[1]
- Rhymes: -ettso, -ɛttso, -eddzo, -ɛddzo
- Hyphenation: méz‧zo, mèz‧zo
Adjective[edit]
mezzo (feminine mezza, masculine plural mezzi, feminine plural mezze)
References[edit]
- ^ mezzo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading[edit]
- mezzo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams[edit]
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