ostinato
English
Etymology
From Italian ostinato (“stubborn”). Doublet of obstinate.
Pronunciation
Noun
ostinato (plural ostinatos or ostinati)
- (music) A piece of melody, a chord progression, or a bass figure that is repeated over and over as a musical accompaniment.
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Translations
music: figure that is repeated over and over
References
- ^ “ostinato”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ostinato.
Pronunciation
Noun
ostinato
Declension
Inflection of ostinato (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | ostinato | ostinatot | |
genitive | ostinaton | ostinatojen | |
partitive | ostinatoa | ostinatoja | |
illative | ostinatoon | ostinatoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ostinato | ostinatot | |
accusative | nom. | ostinato | ostinatot |
gen. | ostinaton | ||
genitive | ostinaton | ostinatojen | |
partitive | ostinatoa | ostinatoja | |
inessive | ostinatossa | ostinatoissa | |
elative | ostinatosta | ostinatoista | |
illative | ostinatoon | ostinatoihin | |
adessive | ostinatolla | ostinatoilla | |
ablative | ostinatolta | ostinatoilta | |
allative | ostinatolle | ostinatoille | |
essive | ostinatona | ostinatoina | |
translative | ostinatoksi | ostinatoiksi | |
abessive | ostinatotta | ostinatoitta | |
instructive | — | ostinatoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin obstinātus.
Adjective
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Related terms
Noun
ostinato m (plural ostinati, feminine ostinata)
- a stubborn or obstinate person
Etymology 2
Verb
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Anagrams
Further reading
- ostinato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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