diesis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίεσις (díesis, “sending through, the smallest interval in the scale”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaɪ.ə.sɪs/

Noun

diesis (plural dieses)

  1. (music) Any of several intervals, smaller than a tone, in ancient Greek music.
  2. The double dagger sign (‡).

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈɛ.zis/, /ˈdjɛ.zis/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛzis
  • Hyphenation: di‧è‧sis, diè‧sis

Noun

diesis m (invariable)

  1. (music) sharp

Adjective

diesis (invariable)

  1. (music) sharp

References

  1. ^ diesis in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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