cadence

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

cadence

from Italian cadenza, first in the sense of "conclusion", then of "rhythm" in the 16th century. Italian is derived from a Vulgar Latin cadentia, present participle plural neuter of cadere, "to end, to finish" speaking of a word. See choir, chance and lang=fr which is the doublet of cadence.

Definitions

musique
musique

Plural

cadences

Translations

  • englishenglish:cadence
  • germangerman:Rhythmus
  • finnishfinnish:kandenssi
  • hebrewhebrew:עברית
  • italianitalian:cadenza
  • dutchdutch:cadens
  • polishpolish:kadencja
  • portugueseportuguese:cadenza
  • swedishswedish:kadens

See also

cadencer (v.) cadencement (cn.) cadencier (cn.) cadencé (adj.) cadences (v.)