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fortissimo

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See also: fortíssimo

English

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fortissimo in music notation

Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian fortissimo.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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fortissimo (comparative more fortissimo, superlative most fortissimo)

  1. (music) Indicating that the piece is to be played very loudly.
    (abbreviation) ff
    • 2017 September 7, Ferdinand Mount, “Umbrageousness”, in London Review of Books[1]:
      He claims he was doing no more than repeating the standard nationalist account. So he was, but he was also repeating that passionate liberal critique which had resounded, often fortissimo, in British debate when Indian nationalism was still a half-formed dream.

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Noun

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fortissimo (plural fortissimos or fortissimi)

  1. (music) The dynamic sign indicating that the piece should be played fortissimo.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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fortissimo

  1. (music) fortissimo

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian fortissimo.

Adverb

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fortissimo

  1. (music) fortissimo
    Synonym: diperlambat

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Italian

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Etymology

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From forte +‎ -issimo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /forˈtis.si.mo/
  • Rhymes: -issimo
  • Hyphenation: for‧tìs‧si‧mo

Adjective

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fortissimo (feminine fortissima, masculine plural fortissimi, feminine plural fortissime)

  1. superlative degree of forte
  2. (music) Very loud
  3. very strong, bright, tough or severe

Derived terms

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Adverb

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fortissimo

  1. superlative degree of forte

Antonyms

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Further reading

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  • fortissimo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

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Adjective

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fortissimō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fortissimus

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian fortissimo (strongest, very strong).

Adverb

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fortissimo

  1. (music) fortissimo

Noun

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fortissimo m (definite singular fortissimoen, indefinite plural fortissimoer, definite plural fortissimoene)

  1. (music) a fortissimo

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed rom Italian fortissimo (strongest, very strong).

Adverb

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fortissimo

  1. (music) fortissimo

Noun

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fortissimo m (definite singular fortissimoen, indefinite plural fortissimoar, definite plural fortissimoane)

  1. (music) a fortissimo

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian fortissimo.

Adverb

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fortissimo

  1. fortissimo

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian fortissimo.

Adverb

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fortissimo (not comparable)

  1. (music) fortissimo (very loudly)

Noun

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fortissimo n

  1. (music) fortissimo (passage to be played very loudly)

Declension

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