semibreve

English

Etymology

Musical notation for a semibreve note.

From Italian semibreve, ultimately from Latin semi- (“half”), and brevis (“short”).

Noun

semibreve (plural semibreves)

(music) A musical note four beats long in 4/4 time; a whole note (US)

Translations

whole note

Chinese:
Cantonese: 全音符 (cyun⁴ jam¹ fu⁴)

Mandarin: 全音符 (zh) (quányīnfú)
Finnish: kokonuotti (fi)
French: ronde (fr) f
German: ganze Note f
Greek: ολόκληρο (el) n (olókliro)
Icelandic: heilnóta f
Irish: lán-nóta m
Italian: semibreve (it) f
Japanese: 全音符 (zen’onpu)

Korean: 온음표 (oneumpyo)
Malay: semibrif
Maori: orowhā
Portuguese: semibreve f
Russian: це́лая но́та m (célaja nóta)
Scottish Gaelic: punc cruinn m
Slovene: polovinka f
Spanish: semibreve f, redonda f
Swedish: helnot (sv) c
Vietnamese: nốt tròn (vi)

See also

Italian

Etymology

semi- +‎ breve

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛve

Noun

semibreve f (plural semibrevi)

(music) semibreve

Portuguese

Noun

semibreve f (plural semibreves)

(music) semibreve (musical note four beats long in 4/4 time)

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