Staccato

/stəˈkɑːtoʊ/ adjective

Definition

Staccato describes sounds or movements that are short, sharp, and separate from each other, rather than smooth and connected. It is often used in music but can also describe speech or actions.

Etymology

From Italian “staccato” meaning “detached, separated,” from “staccare” meaning “to detach,” from Vulgar Latin *“distaccare.” In music, it became a term for notes that are played briefly and cut off.

Kelly Says

If you imagine music as a line, staccato chops that line into dots. We even describe gunfire, footsteps, or fast, nervous speech as ‘staccato’ when they come in hard, separate bursts instead of a smooth flow.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ስታካቶ
si-ta-ka-to
ARالعربية
ستاكاتو
sta-ka-to
BNবাংলা
স্ট্যাকাটো
sht-ya-ka-to
CACatalà
staccato
sta-ka-to
CSČeština
staccato
sta-ka-to
DADansk
staccato
sta-ka-to
DEDeutsch
staccato
sta-ka-to
ELΕλληνικά
staccato
sta-ka-to
ESEspañol
staccato
sta-ka-to
FAفارسی
استاکاتو
es-ta-ka-to
FISuomi
staccato
sta-ka-to
FRFrançais
staccato
sta-ka-to
GUGU
સ્ટેકેટો
sta-ke-to
HAHA
staccato
sta-ka-to
HEעברית
סטקאטו
sta-ka-to
HIहिन्दी
स्टैक्‍काटो
sta-kka-to
HUMagyar
staccato
sta-ka-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
staccato
sta-ka-to
IGIG
staccato
sta-ka-to
ITItaliano
staccato
sta-ka-to
JA日本語
スタッカート
su-ta-kka-to
KKKK
стакатто
sta-kat-to
KMKM
ស្តាកាតូ
s-ta-ka-to
KO한국어
스타카토
seu-ta-ka-to
MRMR
स्टॅकॅटो
sta-kka-to
MSBahasa Melayu
staccato
sta-ka-to
MYမြန်မာ
စတက်ကာတို
sa-tek-ka-to
NLNederlands
staccato
sta-ka-to
NONorsk
staccato
sta-ka-to
PAPA
ਸਟੈਕਾਟੋ
sta-ka-tto
PLPolski
staccato
sta-ka-to
PTPortuguês
staccato
sta-ka-to
RORomână
staccato
sta-ka-to
RUРусский
стакатто
sta-kat-to
SVSvenska
staccato
sta-ka-to
SWKiswahili
staccato
sta-ka-to
TAதமிழ்
ஸ்டாக்காட்டோ
sta-ka-tto
TEతెలుగు
స్టాకేటో
sta-ka-teo
THไทย
สตากาโต
sta-ga-to
TLTL
staccato
sta-ka-to
TRTürkçe
staccato
sta-ka-to
UKУкраїнська
стакатто
sta-kat-to
URاردو
استاكاتو
is-ta-ka-to
VITiếng Việt
staccato
sta-ka-to
YOYO
staccato
sta-ka-to
ZH中文
断奏
duàn zòu
ZUZU
staccato
sta-ka-to

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