# ostinato
## English
### Etymology

From Italian ostinato (“stubborn”). Doublet of obstinate.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɒstɪˈnɑtoʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

ostinato (plural ostinatos or ostinati)
* (music) A piece of melody, a chord progression, or a bass figure that is repeated over and over as a musical accompaniment.
** 2009 January 26, Anthony Tommasini, “Pricking Up the Ears to Listen for Echoes of California”, in New York Times‎:The piece moves in alluring spans of swirling figures, jagged lines and pointillistic outbursts, often prodded forward by ostinatos in the perky piano.

#### Related terms

* basso ostinato

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ “ostinato”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

## Esperanto
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ostinato, from Latin obstinātus (“firmly set, fixed”). Doublet of obstina.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ostiˈnato]
* Rhymes: -ato
* Hyphenation: os‧ti‧na‧to

### Noun

ostinato (accusative singular ostinaton, plural ostinatoj, accusative plural ostinatojn)
* (music) ostinato (melody or chord progression repeated in a piece of music)

#### Related terms

* ripetfrazo (“riff”)

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ostinato.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈostinɑto/, [ˈo̞s̠tiˌnɑ̝t̪o̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑto
* Hyphenation: os‧ti‧na‧to

### Noun

ostinato
* (music) ostinato

#### Declension

Possessive forms of ostinato (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ostinatoni
ostinatoni
accusative
nom.
ostinatoni
ostinatoni
gen.
ostinatoni
genitive
ostinatoni
ostinatojeni
partitive
ostinatoani
ostinatojani
inessive
ostinatossani
ostinatoissani
elative
ostinatostani
ostinatoistani
illative
ostinatooni
ostinatoihini
adessive
ostinatollani
ostinatoillani
ablative
ostinatoltani
ostinatoiltani
allative
ostinatolleni
ostinatoilleni
essive
ostinatonani
ostinatoinani
translative
ostinatokseni
ostinatoikseni
abessive
ostinatottani
ostinatoittani
instructive
comitative
—ostinatoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ostinatosi
ostinatosi
accusative
nom.
ostinatosi
ostinatosi
gen.
ostinatosi
genitive
ostinatosi
ostinatojesi
partitive
ostinatoasi
ostinatojasi
inessive
ostinatossasi
ostinatoissasi
elative
ostinatostasi
ostinatoistasi
illative
ostinatoosi
ostinatoihisi
adessive
ostinatollasi
ostinatoillasi
ablative
ostinatoltasi
ostinatoiltasi
allative
ostinatollesi
ostinatoillesi
essive
ostinatonasi
ostinatoinasi
translative
ostinatoksesi
ostinatoiksesi
abessive
ostinatottasi
ostinatoittasi
instructive
comitative
—ostinatoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ostinatomme
ostinatomme
accusative
nom.
ostinatomme
ostinatomme
gen.
ostinatomme
genitive
ostinatomme
ostinatojemme
partitive
ostinatoamme
ostinatojamme
inessive
ostinatossamme
ostinatoissamme
elative
ostinatostamme
ostinatoistamme
illative
ostinatoomme
ostinatoihimme
adessive
ostinatollamme
ostinatoillamme
ablative
ostinatoltamme
ostinatoiltamme
allative
ostinatollemme
ostinatoillemme
essive
ostinatonamme
ostinatoinamme
translative
ostinatoksemme
ostinatoiksemme
abessive
ostinatottamme
ostinatoittamme
instructive
comitative
—ostinatoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ostinatonne
ostinatonne
accusative
nom.
ostinatonne
ostinatonne
gen.
ostinatonne
genitive
ostinatonne
ostinatojenne
partitive
ostinatoanne
ostinatojanne
inessive
ostinatossanne
ostinatoissanne
elative
ostinatostanne
ostinatoistanne
illative
ostinatoonne
ostinatoihinne
adessive
ostinatollanne
ostinatoillanne
ablative
ostinatoltanne
ostinatoiltanne
allative
ostinatollenne
ostinatoillenne
essive
ostinatonanne
ostinatoinanne
translative
ostinatoksenne
ostinatoiksenne
abessive
ostinatottanne
ostinatoittanne
instructive
comitative
—ostinatoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ostinatonsa
ostinatonsa
accusative
nom.
ostinatonsa
ostinatonsa
gen.
ostinatonsa
genitive
ostinatonsa
ostinatojensa
partitive
ostinatoaan ostinatoansa
ostinatojaan ostinatojansa
inessive
ostinatossaan ostinatossansa
ostinatoissaan ostinatoissansa
elative
ostinatostaan ostinatostansa
ostinatoistaan ostinatoistansa
illative
ostinatoonsa
ostinatoihinsa
adessive
ostinatollaan ostinatollansa
ostinatoillaan ostinatoillansa
ablative
ostinatoltaan ostinatoltansa
ostinatoiltaan ostinatoiltansa
allative
ostinatolleen ostinatollensa
ostinatoilleen ostinatoillensa
essive
ostinatonaan ostinatonansa
ostinatoinaan ostinatoinansa
translative
ostinatokseen ostinatoksensa
ostinatoikseen ostinatoiksensa
abessive
ostinatottaan ostinatottansa
ostinatoittaan ostinatoittansa
instructive
comitative
—ostinatoineen ostinatoinensa :

### Anagrams

* soitanto, taistoon

## French
### Noun

ostinato m (plural ostinatos)
* ostinato

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /o.stiˈna.to/
* Rhymes: -ato
* Hyphenation: o‧sti‧nà‧to

### Etymology 1

From Latin obstinātus.

#### Adjective

ostinato (feminine ostinata, masculine plural ostinati, feminine plural ostinate, superlative ostinatissimo)
* stubborn, obstinate

##### Related terms

* ostinatamente
* ostinatezza
* ostinazione

#### Noun

ostinato m (plural ostinati, feminine ostinata)
* a stubborn or obstinate person

### Etymology 2
#### Participle

ostinato (feminine ostinata, masculine plural ostinati, feminine plural ostinate)
* past participle of ostinarsi

### Further reading

* ostinato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* asintoto

## Romanian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian ostinato.

### Adverb

ostinato
* ostinato

### Noun

ostinato n (uncountable)
* ostinato

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ostinato. Doublet of obstinado.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ostiˈnato/ [os.t̪iˈna.t̪o]
* Rhymes: -ato
* Syllabification: os‧ti‧na‧to

### Noun

ostinato m (plural ostinatos)
* ostinato

### Further reading

* “ostinato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10