madrigal

See also: Madrigal and madrigál

English

Etymology

From Italian madrigale, from Latin mātrīcālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæd͡ɹɪɡəl/
  • (file)

Noun

madrigal (plural madrigals)

  1. (music) A song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy.
  2. (music) A polyphonic song for about six voices, from 16th century Italy.
  3. (poetry) A short poem, often pastoral, and suitable to be set to music.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.dʁi.ɡal/
  • (file)

Noun

madrigal m (plural madrigaux)

  1. (music) madrigal

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.dɾiˈɡaw/ [ma.dɾiˈɡaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.dɾiˈɡal/ [mɐ.ðɾiˈɣaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.dɾiˈɡa.li/ [mɐ.ðɾiˈɣa.li]

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: ma‧dri‧gal

Noun

madrigal m (plural madrigais)

  1. madrigal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French madrigal.

Noun

madrigal n (plural madrigale)

  1. madrigal

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian madrigale, from Latin mātrīcālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /madrǐɡaːl/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧dri‧gal

Noun

madrìgāl m (Cyrillic spelling мадрѝга̄л)

  1. madrigal

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /madɾiˈɡal/ [ma.ð̞ɾiˈɣ̞al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ma‧dri‧gal

Noun

madrigal m (plural madrigales)

  1. madrigal

Further reading

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