terzetto
English
noun
Definitions
- (music) A composition in three voice parts.
- (music) A vocal (or, rarely, instrumental) trio.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian terzetto, terzo (third) derived from Latin tertius (third).
Origin
Latin
tertius
Gloss
third
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *tertiolus Latin
- brevitertius Latin
- tertiarius Latin
- tertio Latin
- tertiolus Latin
- tertius Latin
- terzetto Italian
- terzino Italian
- terzista Italian
- terzo Italian
- terzogenito Italian
- tercio Spanish, Castilian
- *tritós, *tr̥tyós Proto-Indo-European
- *tréyes Proto-Indo-European
- terçol Portuguese
- terzet Danish
- tiers Old French
- terç Catalan, Valencian
- terÈ› Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- terțiu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- terço Old Portuguese
- terso Venetian
- tèrso Ligurian
- terz Ladin