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  2. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    Italian term Literal translation Definition A cappella: in chapel style: Sung with no (instrumental) accompaniment, has much harmonizing Aria: air: Piece of music, usually for a singer Aria di sorbetto: sorbet air: A short solo performed by a secondary character in the opera Arietta: little air: A short or light aria Arioso: airy A type of solo ...

  3. Italian grammar - Wikipedia

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    There are certain words (derived from Latin second-declension neuter nouns) that are masculine in the singular and feminine or masculine in the plural. Examples include: il braccio / le braccia or i bracci ('the arm(s)') l'uovo / le uova ('the egg(s)') il ginocchio / le ginocchia or i ginocchi ('the knee(s)')

  4. List of languages by type of grammatical genders - Wikipedia

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    Polish: Masculine personal, Masculine animate, Masculine inanimate, Feminine, Neuter (traditionally, only masculine, feminine and neuter genders are recognized). Pama–Nyungan languages including Dyirbal and other Australian languages have gender systems such as: Masculine, feminine (see Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things), vegetable and neuter ...

  5. Glossary of Italian music - Wikipedia

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    Italian music terminology consists of words and phrases used in the discussion of the music of Italy. Some Italian music terms are derived from the common Italian language. Others come from Spanish, or Neapolitan, Sicilian, Sardinian or other regional languages of Italy. The terms listed here describe a genre, song form, dance, instrument ...

  6. Italian language - Wikipedia

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    There are two basic classes of nouns in Italian, referred to as genders, masculine and feminine. Gender may be natural ( ragazzo 'boy', ragazza 'girl') or simply grammatical with no possible reference to biological gender (masculine costo 'cost', feminine costa 'coast').

  7. Gender neutrality in languages with grammatical gender

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    A very small number of nouns in some languages can be either masculine or feminine. [81] [82] When referring to these mixed-gender nouns, a decision has to be made, based on factors such as meaning, dialect or sometimes even personal preference, whether to use a masculine or feminine pronoun. There are no neutral or mixed-gender singular third ...

  8. Tarantella - Wikipedia

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    It is among the most recognized forms of traditional southern Italian music. The specific dance-name varies with every region, for instance Sonu a ballu in Calabria, tammurriata in Campania, and pizzica in Salento. Tarantella is popular in Southern Italy, Greece and Malta. The term may appear as tarantello in a linguistically masculine ...

  9. Baile - Wikipedia

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    Baile (Spanish play), a Spanish dramatic form; Baile funk, a type of dance music from Rio de Janeiro; Baile, the Irish Gaelic word for a town, usually anglicized as "bally" or "balla" Baile, the Scottish Gaelic word for a crofting township; see Township (Scotland) Băile (disambiguation), several places in Romania