anacrusi

Catalan

Beginning of BWV 736, with an anacrusis shown in red.

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anákrousis).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.nəˈkɾu.zi/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.naˈkɾu.zi/

Noun

anacrusi f (plural anacrusis)

(prosody) anacrusis; unstressed syllable at the start of a verse
(music) anacrusis; unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase

Further reading

“anacrusi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Etymology

ana- +‎

Noun

anacrusi f (uncountable)

anacrusis
(music) upbeat (unstressed beat at beginning of bar)

Related terms

anacrusico

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