alto

common nounadjectiveproper noun

Syllable Decomposition

alto

from the Italian alto (high). The paradox of this etymology (since the alto voice is lower than the soprano, and the alto is lower than the violin) comes from the fact that the altus voice originally referred to its placement above the tenor voice.

Definitions

musique
musique

Plural

altos

Translations

  • englishenglish:viola
  • polishpolish:wiola
  • germangerman:Bratsche
  • danishdanish:bratsch
  • spanishspanish:viola
  • finnishfinnish:alttoviulu
  • greekgreek:βιόλα
  • italianitalian:viola
  • japanesejapanese:ビオラ
  • dutchdutch:altviool
  • portugueseportuguese:violão
  • russianrussian:альт

See also

altiste (cn.) altos (adj.) Alto (pn.)