# scherzo
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scherzo (“joke, play”), from scherzare (“to joke, jest”), from Lombardic *skerzan (“to jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest”), from Proto-Germanic *skertaną (“to hop, jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerǝd- (“to dance, jump”). Akin to Middle High German scherzen (“to frolic, jump merrily, hop up and down”) (modern German scherzen (“to joke”), Scherz), Norwegian skjerta (“to joke”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈskɛətsəʊ/, /ˈskɜːt-/
* (General American) enPR: skĕrʹtsō('), skĕrtʹsō('), IPA: /ˈskɛəɹ(ˌ)tsoʊ/, /ˈskɛəɹtˌsoʊ/
* Rhymes: -ɛəɹtsəʊ, -ɜː(ɹ)tsəʊ, -ɛə(ɹ)tsəʊ
* Hyphenation: scher‧zo

### Noun

scherzo (plural scherzos or scherzi)
* (music) A piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony; especially, a piece of music played in a playful manner.
** 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers:At seven Val knocked – three shorts and one long, out of the scherzo of Beethoven’s Fifth – and I rushed to open.

#### See also

* scherzando
* scherzino

### Further reading

* scherzo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Finnish
### Etymology

Italian scherzo

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈskertso/, [ˈs̠k̟e̞rts̠o̞]
* Rhymes: -ertso

### Noun

scherzo
* (music) scherzo

#### Declension

Possessive forms of scherzo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
scherzoni
scherzoni
accusative
nom.
scherzoni
scherzoni
gen.
scherzoni
genitive
scherzoni
scherzojeni
partitive
scherzoani
scherzojani
inessive
scherzossani
scherzoissani
elative
scherzostani
scherzoistani
illative
scherzooni
scherzoihini
adessive
scherzollani
scherzoillani
ablative
scherzoltani
scherzoiltani
allative
scherzolleni
scherzoilleni
essive
scherzonani
scherzoinani
translative
scherzokseni
scherzoikseni
abessive
scherzottani
scherzoittani
instructive
comitative
—scherzoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
scherzosi
scherzosi
accusative
nom.
scherzosi
scherzosi
gen.
scherzosi
genitive
scherzosi
scherzojesi
partitive
scherzoasi
scherzojasi
inessive
scherzossasi
scherzoissasi
elative
scherzostasi
scherzoistasi
illative
scherzoosi
scherzoihisi
adessive
scherzollasi
scherzoillasi
ablative
scherzoltasi
scherzoiltasi
allative
scherzollesi
scherzoillesi
essive
scherzonasi
scherzoinasi
translative
scherzoksesi
scherzoiksesi
abessive
scherzottasi
scherzoittasi
instructive
comitative
—scherzoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
scherzomme
scherzomme
accusative
nom.
scherzomme
scherzomme
gen.
scherzomme
genitive
scherzomme
scherzojemme
partitive
scherzoamme
scherzojamme
inessive
scherzossamme
scherzoissamme
elative
scherzostamme
scherzoistamme
illative
scherzoomme
scherzoihimme
adessive
scherzollamme
scherzoillamme
ablative
scherzoltamme
scherzoiltamme
allative
scherzollemme
scherzoillemme
essive
scherzonamme
scherzoinamme
translative
scherzoksemme
scherzoiksemme
abessive
scherzottamme
scherzoittamme
instructive
comitative
—scherzoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
scherzonne
scherzonne
accusative
nom.
scherzonne
scherzonne
gen.
scherzonne
genitive
scherzonne
scherzojenne
partitive
scherzoanne
scherzojanne
inessive
scherzossanne
scherzoissanne
elative
scherzostanne
scherzoistanne
illative
scherzoonne
scherzoihinne
adessive
scherzollanne
scherzoillanne
ablative
scherzoltanne
scherzoiltanne
allative
scherzollenne
scherzoillenne
essive
scherzonanne
scherzoinanne
translative
scherzoksenne
scherzoiksenne
abessive
scherzottanne
scherzoittanne
instructive
comitative
—scherzoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
scherzonsa
scherzonsa
accusative
nom.
scherzonsa
scherzonsa
gen.
scherzonsa
genitive
scherzonsa
scherzojensa
partitive
scherzoaan scherzoansa
scherzojaan scherzojansa
inessive
scherzossaan scherzossansa
scherzoissaan scherzoissansa
elative
scherzostaan scherzostansa
scherzoistaan scherzoistansa
illative
scherzoonsa
scherzoihinsa
adessive
scherzollaan scherzollansa
scherzoillaan scherzoillansa
ablative
scherzoltaan scherzoltansa
scherzoiltaan scherzoiltansa
allative
scherzolleen scherzollensa
scherzoilleen scherzoillensa
essive
scherzonaan scherzonansa
scherzoinaan scherzoinansa
translative
scherzokseen scherzoksensa
scherzoikseen scherzoiksensa
abessive
scherzottaan scherzottansa
scherzoittaan scherzoittansa
instructive
comitative
—scherzoineen scherzoinensa :

## French
### Noun

scherzo m (plural scherzos)
* scherzo

### Further reading

* “scherzo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsker.t͡so/
* Rhymes: -ertso
* Hyphenation: schér‧zo

### Etymology 1

Deverbal from scherzare (“to joke, play, jest”) +‎ -o, from Old Italian scherzare, borrowed from Lombardic *skerzan (“to jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest”) from Proto-Germanic *skertaną (“to hop, jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerǝd- (“to dance, jump”). Akin to Middle High German scherzen (“to frolic, jump merrily, hop up and down”) (German scherzen (“to joke”); Scherz (“joke, sport”)), Norwegian skjerta (“to joke”).

#### Noun

scherzo m (plural scherzi)
* joke, jest, trick, hoax, frolic
    Synonyms: beffa, battuta, derisione, scherno
* (figurative) joke, trifle, cinch (something easy to do)
* (music) scherzo (piece of music played in a playful manner)

##### Related terms

* scherzando
* scherzare
* scherzoso

##### Descendants

* → English: scherzo
* → German: Scherzo

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

scherzo
* first-person singular present indicative of scherzare

## Romanian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian scherzo.

### Noun

scherzo n (plural scherzouri)
* scherzo