English

Noun

ostinato ‎(plural ostinatos or ostinati)

1. (music) A piece of melody, a chord progression, or a bass figure that is repeated over and over as a musical accompaniment.
   • 2009, January 26, “Anthony Tommasini”, in Pricking Up the Ears to Listen for Echoes of California:

     The piece moves in alluring spans of swirling figures, jagged lines and pointillistic outbursts, often prodded forward by ostinatos in the perky piano.

Translations

References

1. ↑ “ostinato” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian ostinato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈostinɑto/
• Hyphenation: os‧ti‧na‧to

Noun

ostinato

1. (music) ostinato

Declension

Italian

Verb

ostinato m ‎(feminine singular ostinata, masculine plural ostinati, feminine plural ostinate)

1. past participle of ostinarsi

Adjective

ostinato m ‎(feminine singular ostinata, masculine plural ostinati, feminine plural ostinate)

1. stubborn or obstinate

Noun

ostinato m ‎(plural ostinati, feminine ostinata)

1. A stubborn or obstinate person

Related terms

• ostinatamente
• ostinatezza
• ostinazione

Anagrams

• asintoto