Sonata

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Sonata 1
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Feminine
Usage Lithuanian, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Pronounced Pron. saw-nu-TU(Lithuanian) sə-NAH-tə(English) so-NA-ta(Spanish)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From a musical term for a musical composition for one or a few instruments (piano frequently being one of them) in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo, derived from the feminine past participle of Italian verb sonare (modern suonare) meaning "to play (an instrument); to sound."
Added 9/25/2006 by Serena yasha
Edited 2/26/2021 by m4yb3_daijirou, Evil, Sofia and more

Sonata 2
not set
Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 空遥, 月光, 奏向, 奏鳴曲, 想菜樹, 恋歌, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. SO-NAH-TAH  [key]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 空 (so) meaning "sky" combined with 遥 (nata) meaning "faraway, distant, remote". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Added 5/5/2017 by cutenose

See Also

User submission Sónata