subdominant

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ dominant.

Noun

subdominant (plural subdominants)

1. (music) The fourth tone of a scale.
2. (music) The triad built on the subdominant tone.

Related terms

• subdominance

Translations

fourth tone

Finnish: aladominantti (fi), subdominantti (fi) Irish: focheannasach m Italian: sottodominante f Macedonian: субдоминанта f (subdominanta) Polish: subdominanta (pl) f Romanian: subdominantă (ro) f Russian: субдомина́нта (ru) f (subdominánta) Spanish: subdominante f