noun
Meaning 1
A composer of madrigals.
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Standard Lemma guide
madrigalist
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noun
Meaning 2
A singer or interpreter of madrigals.
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noun
Meaning 3
a singer of madrigals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English madrigal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English madrigalist From madrigal + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: madrigaliste — composer of madrigals
- French: madrigalier — composer of madrigals
- French: madrigalière — composer of madrigals
- Galician: madrigalista — composer of madrigals
- Galician: madrigalista — singer of madrigals
- Serbo-Croatian: магрига̀лист — singer of madrigals
- Serbo-Croatian: madrigàlist — singer of madrigals