scherzo

See also: scherzò and Scherzo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scherzo (“joke, play”), from scherzare (“to joke, jest”), from Lombardic *skerzan (“to jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest”), from Proto-Germanic *skertaną (“to hop, jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerǝd- (“to dance, jump”). Akin to Middle High German scherzen (“to frolic, jump merrily, hop up and down”) (modern German scherzen (“to joke”), Scherz), Norwegian skjerta (“to joke”).

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskɛətsəʊ/, /ˈskɜːt-/
  • (General American) enPR: skĕrʹtsō('), skĕrtʹsō('), IPA(key): /ˈskɛəɹ(ˌ)tsoʊ/, /ˈskɛəɹtˌsoʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛəɹtsəʊ, -ɜː(ɹ)tsəʊ, -ɛə(ɹ)tsəʊ
  • Hyphenation: scher‧zo

Noun

scherzo (plural scherzos or scherzi)

  1. (music) A piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony; especially, a piece of music played in a playful manner.
    • 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers:
      At seven Val knocked – three shorts and one long, out of the scherzo of Beethoven’s Fifth – and I rushed to open.

Translations

See also

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

Italian scherzo

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈskertso/, [ˈs̠k̟e̞rts̠o̞]

Noun

scherzo

  1. (music) scherzo

Declension
Inflection of scherzo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative scherzo scherzot
genitive scherzon scherzojen
partitive scherzoa scherzoja
illative scherzoon scherzoihin
singular plural
nominative scherzo scherzot
accusative nom. scherzo scherzot
gen. scherzon
genitive scherzon scherzojen
partitive scherzoa scherzoja
inessive scherzossa scherzoissa
elative scherzosta scherzoista
illative scherzoon scherzoihin
adessive scherzolla scherzoilla
ablative scherzolta scherzoilta
allative scherzolle scherzoille
essive scherzona scherzoina
translative scherzoksi scherzoiksi
abessive scherzotta scherzoitta
instructive — scherzoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of scherzo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative scherzoni scherzoni
accusative nom. scherzoni scherzoni
gen. scherzoni
genitive scherzoni scherzojeni
partitive scherzoani scherzojani
inessive scherzossani scherzoissani
elative scherzostani scherzoistani
illative scherzooni scherzoihini
adessive scherzollani scherzoillani
ablative scherzoltani scherzoiltani
allative scherzolleni scherzoilleni
essive scherzonani scherzoinani
translative scherzokseni scherzoikseni
abessive scherzottani scherzoittani
instructive — —
comitative — scherzoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative scherzosi scherzosi
accusative nom. scherzosi scherzosi
gen. scherzosi
genitive scherzosi scherzojesi
partitive scherzoasi scherzojasi
inessive scherzossasi scherzoissasi
elative scherzostasi scherzoistasi
illative scherzoosi scherzoihisi
adessive scherzollasi scherzoillasi
ablative scherzoltasi scherzoiltasi
allative scherzollesi scherzoillesi
essive scherzonasi scherzoinasi
translative scherzoksesi scherzoiksesi
abessive scherzottasi scherzoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — scherzoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative scherzomme scherzomme
accusative nom. scherzomme scherzomme
gen. scherzomme
genitive scherzomme scherzojemme
partitive scherzoamme scherzojamme
inessive scherzossamme scherzoissamme
elative scherzostamme scherzoistamme
illative scherzoomme scherzoihimme
adessive scherzollamme scherzoillamme
ablative scherzoltamme scherzoiltamme
allative scherzollemme scherzoillemme
essive scherzonamme scherzoinamme
translative scherzoksemme scherzoiksemme
abessive scherzottamme scherzoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — scherzoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative scherzonne scherzonne
accusative nom. scherzonne scherzonne
gen. scherzonne
genitive scherzonne scherzojenne
partitive scherzoanne scherzojanne
inessive scherzossanne scherzoissanne
elative scherzostanne scherzoistanne
illative scherzoonne scherzoihinne
adessive scherzollanne scherzoillanne
ablative scherzoltanne scherzoiltanne
allative scherzollenne scherzoillenne
essive scherzonanne scherzoinanne
translative scherzoksenne scherzoiksenne
abessive scherzottanne scherzoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — scherzoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative scherzonsa scherzonsa
accusative nom. scherzonsa scherzonsa
gen. scherzonsa
genitive scherzonsa scherzojensa
partitive scherzoaan
scherzoansa		 scherzojaan
scherzojansa
inessive scherzossaan
scherzossansa		 scherzoissaan
scherzoissansa
elative scherzostaan
scherzostansa		 scherzoistaan
scherzoistansa
illative scherzoonsa scherzoihinsa
adessive scherzollaan
scherzollansa		 scherzoillaan
scherzoillansa
ablative scherzoltaan
scherzoltansa		 scherzoiltaan
scherzoiltansa
allative scherzolleen
scherzollensa		 scherzoilleen
scherzoillensa
essive scherzonaan
scherzonansa		 scherzoinaan
scherzoinansa
translative scherzokseen
scherzoksensa		 scherzoikseen
scherzoiksensa
abessive scherzottaan
scherzottansa		 scherzoittaan
scherzoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — scherzoineen
scherzoinensa

French

Noun

scherzo m (plural scherzos)

  1. scherzo

Further reading

Italian

Etymology 1

Deverbal from scherzare (“to joke, play, jest”) +‎ -o, from Old Italian scherzare, borrowed from Lombardic *skerzan (“to jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest”) from Proto-Germanic *skertaną (“to hop, jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerǝd- (“to dance, jump”). Akin to Middle High German scherzen (“to frolic, jump merrily, hop up and down”) (German scherzen (“to joke”); Scherz (“joke, sport”)), Norwegian skjerta (“to joke”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsker.t͡so/
  • Rhymes: -ertso
  • Hyphenation: schér‧zo

Noun

scherzo m (plural scherzi)

  1. joke, jest, trick, hoax, frolic
    Synonyms: beffa, battuta, derisione, scherno
  2. (figurative) joke, trifle, cinch (something easy to do)
  3. (music) scherzo (piece of music played in a playful manner)
Descendants
  • → English: scherzo
  • → German: Scherzo

Verb

scherzo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of scherzare

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian scherzo.

Noun

scherzo n (plural scherzouri)

  1. scherzo

Declension
Declension of scherzo
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) scherzo scherzoul (niște) scherzouri scherzourile
genitive/dative (unui) scherzo scherzoului (unor) scherzouri scherzourilor
vocative scherzoule scherzourilor
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