different between legato vs legate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian legato, past participle of legare (“to tie up, tie together, to bind”), learned borrowing from Latin lig? (“tie, bind”). Doublet of ligate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: l?-gä?t?, IPA^(key): /l????.t??/
• (US) enPR: l?-gä?t?, IPA^(key): /l????.to?/
• Rhymes: -??t??
• Hyphenation: le?ga?to

Adverb

legato (not comparable)

1. (music) Smoothly, in a connected manner.

   Antonyms: portato, staccato

Related terms

• legatissimo

Translations

Noun

legato (countable and uncountable, plural legatos)

1. (music) A style of performance characterized by smoothly connected notes.
2. (music) A passage that is played legato.

Translations

Anagrams

• Goleta, gelato

Esperanto

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

legato (accusative singular legaton, plural legatoj, accusative plural legatojn)

1. singular present nominal passive participle of legi

Etymology 2

From Latin legatus.

Noun

legato (accusative singular legaton, plural legatoj, accusative plural legatojn)

1. (Catholicism) legate

Etymology 3

From Italian legato.

Noun

legato (uncountable, accusative legaton)

1. (music) legato

French

Etymology

From Italian legato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?.?a.to/

Noun

legato m (plural legatos)

1. (music) legato

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le??a.to/

Etymology 1

From legare.

Adjective

legato (feminine legata, masculine plural legati, feminine plural legate)

1. awkward, stiff
2. linked, connected, tied
3. close, attached, involved

Verb

legato m (feminine singular legata, masculine plural legati, feminine plural legate)

1. past participle of legare

Further reading

• legato¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

From Latin l?g?tus.

Noun

legato m (plural legati)

1. legate
2. legacy, bequest, background

Derived terms

• legato pontificio
• prelegato

Further reading

• legato² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• gelato, tegola

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /le???a?.to?/, [??e???ä?t?o?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /le??a.to/, [l?????t??]

Noun

l?g?t?

1. dative/ablative singular of l?g?tus

Participle

l?g?t?

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of l?g?tus

English

Etymology

From late Old English, from Old French legat, from Latin legatus (nominal use of perfect passive participle of lego (“bequeath, send as envoy”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l???t/, /?l???t/
• Rhymes: -???t, -???t

Noun

legate (plural legates)

1. A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
2. An ambassador or messenger.
   • 1965, John Fowles, The Magus:

     The dark figure on the raised white terrace; legate of the sun facing the sun; the most ancient royal power.

3. The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.

Translations

Verb

legate (third-person singular simple present legates, present participle legating, simple past and past participle legated)

1. (transitive) To leave as a legacy.

Anagrams

• Teagle, eaglet, gelate, teagle, telega

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le??ate/
• Rhymes: -ate

Adverb

legate

1. present adverbial passive participle of legi

Italian

Adjective

legate

1. feminine plural of legato

Noun

legate f pl

1. plural of legata

Verb

legate

1. second-person plural present indicative of legare
2. second-person plural imperative of legare
3. feminine plural of legato

Anagrams

• gelate

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /le???a?.te/, [??e???ä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /le??a.te/, [l?????t??]

Noun

l?g?te

1. vocative singular of l?g?tus

Participle

l?g?te

1. vocative masculine singular of l?g?tus