anacrusi

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anákrousis).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.nəˈkɾu.zi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.naˈkɾu.zi]

anacrusi f (plural anacrusis)

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

• “anacrusi”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

From Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anákrousis).

anacrusi f (uncountable)

1. anacrusis
2. (music) upbeat (unstressed beat at beginning of bar)

• anacrusico

• anacrusi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana