different between presto vs adagio

English

Etymology

From Italian presto (“quickly”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??st??/
• (US) enPR: pr?s't?, IPA^(key): /?p??sto?/
• Rhymes: -?st??

Adverb

presto (not comparable)

1. (music) Very fast or quickly; a directive for the musician(s) to play in a very quick tempo.

Interjection

presto

1. Used by magicians when performing a trick; ta-da; voilà.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• abracadabra

Noun

presto (uncountable)

1. (poker slang) A pair of fives as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

References

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ?ISBN

Anagrams

• Portes, Strope, e-sport, eSport, esport, opster, opters, petros, poster, repost, repots, respot, sprote, topers, tropes

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?p?es.to/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?p?es.tu/

Verb

presto

1. first-person singular present indicative form of prestar

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian presto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??s.to/

Adverb

presto

1. (music) presto
2. (colloquial) quickly

Derived terms

• illico presto

Further reading

• “presto” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pr?s.to/
• Rhymes: -?sto
• Hyphenation: prè?sto

Etymology 1

From Late Latin praestus, from the Latin praest? (“at hand”, adverb). Compare Catalan prest, French prêt.

Adjective

presto (feminine presta, masculine plural presti, feminine plural preste)

1. (literary) ready
2. (literary) fast, quick, nimble

Descendants

• ? French: preste

Adverb

presto

1. soon

   Synonyms: tra poco, fra poco

2. early

   Synonym: di buon'ora

3. quickly

   Synonyms: rapidamente, velocemente

4. (music) presto

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? English: presto

Etymology 2

Deverbal of prestare (“to lend”).

Noun

presto m (plural presti) (archaic)

1. loan

   Synonym: prestito

2. usury (practice of lending money at excessive interest rates)

   Synonym: usura

3. pawnshop

   Synonym: banco dei pegni

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

presto

1. first-person singular present of prestare

Further reading

• presto¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• presto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti

Anagrams

• sporte, spreto, spretò, sterpo, sterpò

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian presto (“ready”).

Adverb

presto

1. (music) presto

Noun

presto m (definite singular prestoen, indefinite plural prestoer, definite plural prestoene)

1. music being played presto

Usage notes

• Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter.

References

• “presto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian presto (“ready”).

Adverb

presto

1. (music) presto

Noun

presto m (definite singular prestoen, indefinite plural prestoar, definite plural prestoane)

1. music being played presto

References

• “presto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praesto. Compare Catalan prest, Italian presto, French prêt. The meaning pertaining to music comes from Italian presto.

Adjective

presto m (feminine singular presta, masculine plural prestos, feminine plural prestas, comparable)

1. quick, swift, prompt
2. ready, prepared

Adverb

presto (comparative mais presto superlative o mais presto)

1. immediately, promptly
2. right away, at once
3. (music) presto

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

presto

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of prestar

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• prijesto (Ijekavian)

Etymology

From pre- +? sto.

Alternative forms

• prijestol (Croatian)

Noun

pr?sto m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. throne

Declension

Derived terms

• prijést?lje

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?esto/, [?p?es.t?o]

Etymology 1

From Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praesto. Compare Catalan prest, Italian presto, French prêt. The meaning pertaining to music comes from Italian presto.

Adjective

presto (feminine presta, masculine plural prestos, feminine plural prestas)

1. quick, swift, prompt
2. ready, prepared

Adverb

presto

1. immediately, promptly, soon
2. (music) presto
3. right away, at once

Derived terms

• aprestar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

presto

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of prestar.

Further reading

• “presto” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Noun

adagio (plural adagios)

1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
2. (music) A passage having this mark.
3. (dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.

Translations

Adverb

adagio (not comparable)

1. (music) Played rather slowly.

Adjective

adagio (not comparable)

1. (music) Describing a passage having this mark.

Usage notes

• When repeated as "adagio, adagio" means even slower

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a??da?.d?o?/, /a??da?.(d)?i.o?/
• Hyphenation: ada?gio

Etymology 1

From Latin adagium.

Noun

adagio n (plural adagio's, diminutive adagiootje n)

1. adage

Synonyms

• adagium

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Noun

adagio n (plural adagio's, diminutive adagiootje n)

1. (music, dance) adagio

Adverb

adagio

1. (music) adagio

Adjective

adagio (not comparable)

1. (music) describing a passage having this mark

Inflection

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.da(d)?.jo/

Adverb

adagio

1. (music) adagio

Noun

adagio m (plural adagios)

1. (music) adagio

Further reading

• “adagio” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology 1

ad (“at”) +? agio (“ease”)

Adverb

adagio

1. slowly

Noun

adagio m (plural adagi)

1. (music) adagio

Verb

adagio

1. first-person singular present indicative of adagiare

Etymology 2

From Latin adagium.

Noun

adagio m (plural adagi)

1. proverb, adage or saying

See also

• aforismo
• proverbio
• apoftegma
• motto

Latin

Noun

adagi? f (genitive adagi?nis); third declension

1. Alternative form of adagium

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Noun

adagi?

1. dative singular of adagium
2. ablative singular of adagium

References

• adagio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• adagio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian adagio (“slowly”).

Adverb

adagio

1. (music) adagio

Noun

adagio m (definite singular adagioen, indefinite plural adagioer, definite plural adagioene)

1. (music) an adagio

Usage notes

• Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian adagio (“slowly”).

Adverb

adagio

1. (music) adagio

Noun

adagio m (definite singular adagioen, indefinite plural adagioar, definite plural adagioane)

1. (music) an adagio

Usage notes

• Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter.

References

Romanian

Etymology

From Italian adagio.

Noun

adagio n (uncountable)

1. adagio

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?daxjo/, [a?ð?a.xjo]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Adverb

adagio

1. (music) adagio

Noun

adagio m (plural adagios)

1. (music) adagio

Etymology 2

From Latin adagium.

Noun

adagio m (plural adagios)

1. adage (old saying)

Further reading

• “adagio” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Adverb

adagio

1. (music) adagio (slowly)

Noun

adagio n

1. (music) adagio

Declension

References

• adagio in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)