vibrato

See also: Vibrato

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vibrato m, past participle of vibrare (“to vibrate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪˈbɹɑːtoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːtəʊ

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

vibrato (plural vibratos)

1. (music) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.
   • 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 429:

     He felt his teeth methodically, one after the other, with a vibrato movement of finger and thumb.

Related terms

• vibrant
• vibrate
• vibratile
• vibration
• vibratiuncle
• vibrative
• vibrator

Translations

musical effect or technique

• Catalan: vibrato m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 顫音 / 颤音 (zh) (chànyīn)

• Dutch: vibrato (nl) n
• Esperanto: vibrado
• Estonian: vibraato
• Finnish: vibrato (fi)
• French: vibrato (fr)
• German: Bebung f
• Hungarian: vibrato (hu) m
• Italian: vibrato (it) m
• Japanese: ビブラート (biburāto)
• Korean: 비브라토 (bibeurato)
• Māori: tōiriiri
• Occitan: vibrato m
• Polish: vibrato (pl) n, wibrato n, wibracja (pl) f
• Portuguese: vibrato m
• Russian: вибра́то (ru) n (vibráto)
• Spanish: vibrato (es) m
• Venetan: vibrà

Adjective

vibrato (comparative more vibrato, superlative most vibrato)

1. (Internet slang, humorous) Distorted by editing a sound so it becomes more wobbled, usually for humorous purposes.

   Yoshi Dance But Every Time He Showing His Face It Gets Vibrato

See also

• tremolo

(internet slang for edited music that sounds distorted)

• G major

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian vibrato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋibrɑ(ː)t(ː)o/, [ˈʋibrɑ̝(ː)t̪(ː)o̞]
• Rhymes: -ibrɑto
• Syllabification^(key): vib‧ra‧to
• Hyphenation^(key): vib‧ra‧to

Noun

vibrato

1. (music) vibrato

Declension

Inflection of vibrato (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		vibrato	vibratot
genitive		vibraton	vibratojen
partitive		vibratoa	vibratoja
illative		vibratoon	vibratoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vibrato	vibratot
accusative	nom.	vibrato	vibratot
	gen.	vibraton
genitive		vibraton	vibratojen
partitive		vibratoa	vibratoja
inessive		vibratossa	vibratoissa
elative		vibratosta	vibratoista
illative		vibratoon	vibratoihin
adessive		vibratolla	vibratoilla
ablative		vibratolta	vibratoilta
allative		vibratolle	vibratoille
essive		vibratona	vibratoina
translative		vibratoksi	vibratoiksi
abessive		vibratotta	vibratoitta
instructive		—	vibratoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vibrato (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vibratoni vibratoni accusative nom. vibratoni vibratoni gen. vibratoni genitive vibratoni vibratojeni partitive vibratoani vibratojani inessive vibratossani vibratoissani elative vibratostani vibratoistani illative vibratooni vibratoihini adessive vibratollani vibratoillani ablative vibratoltani vibratoiltani allative vibratolleni vibratoilleni essive vibratonani vibratoinani translative vibratokseni vibratoikseni abessive vibratottani vibratoittani instructive — — comitative — vibratoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vibratosi vibratosi accusative nom. vibratosi vibratosi gen. vibratosi genitive vibratosi vibratojesi partitive vibratoasi vibratojasi inessive vibratossasi vibratoissasi elative vibratostasi vibratoistasi illative vibratoosi vibratoihisi adessive vibratollasi vibratoillasi ablative vibratoltasi vibratoiltasi allative vibratollesi vibratoillesi essive vibratonasi vibratoinasi translative vibratoksesi vibratoiksesi abessive vibratottasi vibratoittasi instructive — — comitative — vibratoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vibratomme vibratomme accusative nom. vibratomme vibratomme gen. vibratomme genitive vibratomme vibratojemme partitive vibratoamme vibratojamme inessive vibratossamme vibratoissamme elative vibratostamme vibratoistamme illative vibratoomme vibratoihimme adessive vibratollamme vibratoillamme ablative vibratoltamme vibratoiltamme allative vibratollemme vibratoillemme essive vibratonamme vibratoinamme translative vibratoksemme vibratoiksemme abessive vibratottamme vibratoittamme instructive — — comitative — vibratoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vibratonne vibratonne accusative nom. vibratonne vibratonne gen. vibratonne genitive vibratonne vibratojenne partitive vibratoanne vibratojanne inessive vibratossanne vibratoissanne elative vibratostanne vibratoistanne illative vibratoonne vibratoihinne adessive vibratollanne vibratoillanne ablative vibratoltanne vibratoiltanne allative vibratollenne vibratoillenne essive vibratonanne vibratoinanne translative vibratoksenne vibratoiksenne abessive vibratottanne vibratoittanne instructive — — comitative — vibratoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vibratonsa vibratonsa accusative nom. vibratonsa vibratonsa gen. vibratonsa genitive vibratonsa vibratojensa partitive vibratoaan vibratoansa vibratojaan vibratojansa inessive vibratossaan vibratossansa vibratoissaan vibratoissansa elative vibratostaan vibratostansa vibratoistaan vibratoistansa illative vibratoonsa vibratoihinsa adessive vibratollaan vibratollansa vibratoillaan vibratoillansa ablative vibratoltaan vibratoltansa vibratoiltaan vibratoiltansa allative vibratolleen vibratollensa vibratoilleen vibratoillensa essive vibratonaan vibratonansa vibratoinaan vibratoinansa translative vibratokseen vibratoksensa vibratoikseen vibratoiksensa abessive vibratottaan vibratottansa vibratoittaan vibratoittansa instructive — — comitative — vibratoineen vibratoinensa

Further reading

• “vibrato”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vibrato m, past participle of vibrare (“to vibrate”), cognate with vibré m.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.bʁa.to/

• Audio (France (Somain)):

  (file)

Noun

vibrato m (plural vibratos)

1. (music) vibrato

Further reading

• “vibrato”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈbra.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: vi‧brà‧to

Participle

vibrato (feminine vibrata, masculine plural vibrati, feminine plural vibrate)

1. past participle of vibrare

Noun

vibrato m (plural vibrati)

1. (music) vibrato

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [wɪˈbraː.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [viˈbraː.to]

Verb

vibrātō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of vibrō

Polish

Alternative forms

• wibrato

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian vibrato. Doublet of wibracja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈbra.tɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -atɔ
• Syllabification: vi‧bra‧to
• Homophone: wibrato

Noun

vibrato n (indeclinable)

1. (music) vibrato (musical effect or technique)

   Synonym: wibracja

Further reading

• “vibrato”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈbɾa.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈbɾa.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈbɾa.to/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈbɾa.tu/ [viˈβɾa.tu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈbɾa.tu/ [viˈβɾa.tu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈbɾa.tu/ [biˈβɾa.tu]

• Hyphenation: vi‧bra‧to

Noun

vibrato m (plural vibratos)

1. (music) vibrato (musical effect where the pitch of a note is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered)

Further reading

• “vibrato”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “vibrato”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian vibrato.

Adverb

vibrato

1. vibrato

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈbɾato/ [biˈβ̞ɾa.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: vi‧bra‧to

Noun

vibrato m (plural vibratos)

1. vibrato

Further reading

• “vibrato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025