different between legator vs legato

English

Etymology

From Latin l?g?tor (“testator”).

Noun

legator (plural legators)

1. A donor.

Anagrams

• gelator, gloater

Latin

Etymology

From l?g? (“leave or bequeath as a legacy”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

l?g?tor m (genitive l?g?t?ris); third declension

1. Somebody who leaves something by will or leaves a legacy; testator.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Synonyms

• (testator): test?tor

Related terms

Descendants

• English: legator

References

• legator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• legator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• legator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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