was wotd|2006|September|13
English
wikipedia

Etymology
From It. term|lang=it|fermata, from term|fermare|fermare|to stop.

Image:Fermata.png|thumb|Diagram of a note shown with a fermata.

Pronunciation
IPA|/f���m��t�/ (RP)
IPA|/f��r�m��t�/ (US)
audio|en-us-fermata.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��t�|-��t�

Noun
en-noun|pl2=fermate

1. music The holding of a note or rest for longer than its usual duration; also the notation of such a prolongation, usually represented as a dot with a semi-circle above it, written above the clef.

Synonyms
hold
birdseye (colloquial)

Translations
trans-top|holding a note beyond its usual duration or the notation representing it
Bosnian: t-|bs|fermata|f
Croatian: t-|hr|fermata|f
Dutch: t-|nl|fermate
Finnish: fermaatti
French: t-|fr|point d'orgue|m
German: t-|de|Fermate|f
Icelandic: t-|is|fermata|f
trans-mid
Italian: t+|it|fermata|f
Japanese: �������ferumaata)
Polish: t-|pl|fermata
Portuguese: t-|pt|fermata|f
Russian: �е�ма�а
Spanish: t+|es|calderón|m
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Icelandic

Etymology
From It.|is #Italian|fermata, from fermare �to stop�.

Noun
fermata f

1. music|lang=is #English|fermata

Italian

Etymology
From fermare �to stop�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/fer�mata/

Noun
it-noun|fermat|f|a|e

1. stop during travel.
2. music|lang=it #English|fermata

Verb
fermata

1. feminine singular past participle of fermare

Category:Italian verb forms

de:fermata
el:fermata
fr:fermata
ko:fermata
id:fermata
it:fermata
ru:fermata

• 2007-11-19 03:49 - Tbot - added t for nl, fr, de, is, it, pl, pt, es

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