andante

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian andante.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ænˈdæn.teɪ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑnˈdɑn.teɪ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ænteɪ, -ɑnteɪ
• Hyphenation: an‧dan‧te

Noun

andante (plural andantes)

1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than moderato.
   • 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 198:

     The music’s marking is andante, a delicate footfall.

2. (music) A passage having this mark.

Derived terms

• andante moderato

Translations

passage played in a moderately slow tempo

Finnish: andante (fi) Greek: αντάντε (el) n (antánte) Portuguese: andante (pt) m

Adverb

andante (not comparable)

1. (music) Played at a moderately slow tempo.

Adjective

andante (not comparable)

1. (music) Describing a passage having this mark.

Anagrams

• Dantean

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian andante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑndɑnt(ː)e/, [ˈɑ̝ndɑ̝n̪t̪(ː)e̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑndɑnte
• Syllabification^(key): an‧dan‧te
• Hyphenation^(key): an‧dan‧te

Noun

andante

1. (music) andante

Declension

Rarely declined.

Inflection of andante (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		andante	andantet
genitive		andanten	andantejen
partitive		andantea	andanteja
illative		andanteen	andanteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		andante	andantet
accusative	nom.	andante	andantet
	gen.	andanten
genitive		andanten	andantejen andantein rare
partitive		andantea	andanteja
inessive		andantessa	andanteissa
elative		andantesta	andanteista
illative		andanteen	andanteihin
adessive		andantella	andanteilla
ablative		andantelta	andanteilta
allative		andantelle	andanteille
essive		andantena	andanteina
translative		andanteksi	andanteiksi
abessive		andantetta	andanteitta
instructive		—	andantein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of andante (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative andanteni andanteni accusative nom. andanteni andanteni gen. andanteni genitive andanteni andantejeni andanteini rare partitive andanteani andantejani inessive andantessani andanteissani elative andantestani andanteistani illative andanteeni andanteihini adessive andantellani andanteillani ablative andanteltani andanteiltani allative andantelleni andanteilleni essive andantenani andanteinani translative andantekseni andanteikseni abessive andantettani andanteittani instructive — — comitative — andanteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative andantesi andantesi accusative nom. andantesi andantesi gen. andantesi genitive andantesi andantejesi andanteisi rare partitive andanteasi andantejasi inessive andantessasi andanteissasi elative andantestasi andanteistasi illative andanteesi andanteihisi adessive andantellasi andanteillasi ablative andanteltasi andanteiltasi allative andantellesi andanteillesi essive andantenasi andanteinasi translative andanteksesi andanteiksesi abessive andantettasi andanteittasi instructive — — comitative — andanteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative andantemme andantemme accusative nom. andantemme andantemme gen. andantemme genitive andantemme andantejemme andanteimme rare partitive andanteamme andantejamme inessive andantessamme andanteissamme elative andantestamme andanteistamme illative andanteemme andanteihimme adessive andantellamme andanteillamme ablative andanteltamme andanteiltamme allative andantellemme andanteillemme essive andantenamme andanteinamme translative andanteksemme andanteiksemme abessive andantettamme andanteittamme instructive — — comitative — andanteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative andantenne andantenne accusative nom. andantenne andantenne gen. andantenne genitive andantenne andantejenne andanteinne rare partitive andanteanne andantejanne inessive andantessanne andanteissanne elative andantestanne andanteistanne illative andanteenne andanteihinne adessive andantellanne andanteillanne ablative andanteltanne andanteiltanne allative andantellenne andanteillenne essive andantenanne andanteinanne translative andanteksenne andanteiksenne abessive andantettanne andanteittanne instructive — — comitative — andanteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative andantensa andantensa accusative nom. andantensa andantensa gen. andantensa genitive andantensa andantejensa andanteinsa rare partitive andanteaan andanteansa andantejaan andantejansa inessive andantessaan andantessansa andanteissaan andanteissansa elative andantestaan andantestansa andanteistaan andanteistansa illative andanteensa andanteihinsa adessive andantellaan andantellansa andanteillaan andanteillansa ablative andanteltaan andanteltansa andanteiltaan andanteiltansa allative andantelleen andantellensa andanteilleen andanteillensa essive andantenaan andantenansa andanteinaan andanteinansa translative andantekseen andanteksensa andanteikseen andanteiksensa abessive andantettaan andantettansa andanteittaan andanteittansa instructive — — comitative — andanteineen andanteinensa

Further reading

• “andante”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

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andante

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian andante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.dɑ̃t/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Homophone: andantes

Adverb

andante

1. (music) andante

Noun

andante m (plural andantes)

1. (music) andante

Further reading

• “andante”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.