quaver

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• /ˈkweɪvə(ɹ)/
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From Middle English quaveren, frequentative form of quaven, cwavien (“to tremble”), equivalent to quave + -er. Cognate with Low German quabbeln (“to quiver”), German quabbeln, quappeln (“to quiver”). More at quave, quab, quiver.

65 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: треперене (treperene) — a trembling shake
• Czech: chvění — a trembling shake
• Dutch: trilling — a trembling shake
• Dutch: beving — a trembling shake
• Georgian: რაკრაკი (raḳraḳi) — a trembling shake
• Georgian: ტრელი (ṭreli) — a trembling shake
• German: Beben — a trembling shake
• Hungarian: reszketés — a trembling shake
• Hungarian: remegés — a trembling shake
• Romanian: tremur — a trembling shake
• Spanish: temblor — a trembling shake
• Bulgarian: тремоло (tremolo) — a trembling of the voice
• Czech: chvění — a trembling of the voice
• Czech: tremolo — a trembling of the voice
• Czech: trylek — a trembling of the voice
• Dutch: vibrato — a trembling of the voice
• Dutch: tremolo — a trembling of the voice
• Georgian: ხმის კანკალი (xmis ḳanḳali) — a trembling of the voice
• German: Zittern — a trembling of the voice
• German: Beben — a trembling of the voice
• German: Trillern — a trembling of the voice
• Hungarian: remegés — a trembling of the voice
• Romanian: tremur — a trembling of the voice
• Romanian: tremolo — a trembling of the voice
• Swedish: skälva — a trembling of the voice
• Azerbaijani: səkkizlik not — (music) an eighth note
• Basque: kortxea — (music) an eighth note
• Catalan: corxera — (music) an eighth note
• Chinese Cantonese: 八分音符 (baat3 fan1 jam1 fu4) — (music) an eighth note
• Chinese Mandarin: 八分音符 (bāfēn yīnfú) — (music) an eighth note
• Czech: osminka — (music) an eighth note
• Czech: osminová nota — (music) an eighth note
• Dutch: achtste noot — (music) an eighth note
• Finnish: kahdeksasosanuotti — (music) an eighth note
• French: croche — (music) an eighth note
• Galician: corchea — (music) an eighth note
• German: Achtelnote — (music) an eighth note
• Greek: όγδοο (ógdoo) — (music) an eighth note
• Hungarian: nyolcad — (music) an eighth note
• Icelandic: áttundapartsnóta — (music) an eighth note
• Icelandic: áttundipartur — (music) an eighth note
• Italian: croma — (music) an eighth note
• Japanese: 八分音符 (hachibun onpu) — (music) an eighth note
• Korean: 팔분음표 (palbuneumpyo) — (music) an eighth note
• Malay: kuaver — (music) an eighth note
• Māori: orohaurua — (music) an eighth note
• Polish: ósemka — (music) an eighth note
• Portuguese: colcheia — (music) an eighth note
• Russian: восьма́я но́та (vosʹmája nóta) — (music) an eighth note
• Scottish Gaelic: caman — (music) an eighth note
• Slovene: osminka — (music) an eighth note
• Spanish: corchea — (music) an eighth note
• Swedish: åttondelsnot — (music) an eighth note
• Vietnamese: móc đơn — (music) an eighth note
• Vietnamese: nốt móc đơn — (music) an eighth note
• Bulgarian: треперя (treperja) — to shake
• Czech: chvět se — to shake
• Czech: třást se — to shake
• German: zittern — to shake
• Hungarian: remeg — to shake
• Hungarian: reszket — to shake
• Middle English: quaven — to shake
• Bulgarian: тремолирам (tremoliram) — to use the voice in a trembling manner
• German: trillern — to use the voice in a trembling manner
• Hungarian: trillázik — to use the voice in a trembling manner