# andante
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian andante.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ænˈdæn.teɪ/
* (General American) IPA: /ɑnˈdɑn.teɪ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ænteɪ, -ɑnteɪ
* Hyphenation: an‧dan‧te

### Noun

andante (plural andantes)
* (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than moderato.
** 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 198:The music’s marking is andante, a delicate footfall.
* (music) A passage having this mark.

#### Derived terms

* andante moderato

#### Translations
### Adverb

andante (not comparable)
* (music) Played at a moderately slow tempo.

### Adjective

andante (not comparable)
* (music) Describing a passage having this mark.

### Anagrams

* Dantean

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian andante.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑndɑnt(ː)e/, [ˈɑ̝ndɑ̝n̪t̪(ː)e̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑndɑnte
* Hyphenation: an‧dan‧te

### Noun

andante
* (music) andante

#### Declension

Rarely declined.
Possessive forms of andante (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
andanteni
andanteni
accusative
nom.
andanteni
andanteni
gen.
andanteni
genitive
andanteni
andantejeni andanteini $^{rare}$
partitive
andanteani
andantejani
inessive
andantessani
andanteissani
elative
andantestani
andanteistani
illative
andanteeni
andanteihini
adessive
andantellani
andanteillani
ablative
andanteltani
andanteiltani
allative
andantelleni
andanteilleni
essive
andantenani
andanteinani
translative
andantekseni
andanteikseni
abessive
andantettani
andanteittani
instructive
comitative
—andanteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
andantesi
andantesi
accusative
nom.
andantesi
andantesi
gen.
andantesi
genitive
andantesi
andantejesi andanteisi $^{rare}$
partitive
andanteasi
andantejasi
inessive
andantessasi
andanteissasi
elative
andantestasi
andanteistasi
illative
andanteesi
andanteihisi
adessive
andantellasi
andanteillasi
ablative
andanteltasi
andanteiltasi
allative
andantellesi
andanteillesi
essive
andantenasi
andanteinasi
translative
andanteksesi
andanteiksesi
abessive
andantettasi
andanteittasi
instructive
comitative
—andanteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
andantemme
andantemme
accusative
nom.
andantemme
andantemme
gen.
andantemme
genitive
andantemme
andantejemme andanteimme $^{rare}$
partitive
andanteamme
andantejamme
inessive
andantessamme
andanteissamme
elative
andantestamme
andanteistamme
illative
andanteemme
andanteihimme
adessive
andantellamme
andanteillamme
ablative
andanteltamme
andanteiltamme
allative
andantellemme
andanteillemme
essive
andantenamme
andanteinamme
translative
andanteksemme
andanteiksemme
abessive
andantettamme
andanteittamme
instructive
comitative
—andanteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
andantenne
andantenne
accusative
nom.
andantenne
andantenne
gen.
andantenne
genitive
andantenne
andantejenne andanteinne $^{rare}$
partitive
andanteanne
andantejanne
inessive
andantessanne
andanteissanne
elative
andantestanne
andanteistanne
illative
andanteenne
andanteihinne
adessive
andantellanne
andanteillanne
ablative
andanteltanne
andanteiltanne
allative
andantellenne
andanteillenne
essive
andantenanne
andanteinanne
translative
andanteksenne
andanteiksenne
abessive
andantettanne
andanteittanne
instructive
comitative
—andanteinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
andantensa
andantensa
accusative
nom.
andantensa
andantensa
gen.
andantensa
genitive
andantensa
andantejensa andanteinsa $^{rare}$
partitive
andanteaan andanteansa
andantejaan andantejansa
inessive
andantessaan andantessansa
andanteissaan andanteissansa
elative
andantestaan andantestansa
andanteistaan andanteistansa
illative
andanteensa
andanteihinsa
adessive
andantellaan andantellansa
andanteillaan andanteillansa
ablative
andanteltaan andanteltansa
andanteiltaan andanteiltansa
allative
andantelleen andantellensa
andanteilleen andanteillensa
essive
andantenaan andantenansa
andanteinaan andanteinansa
translative
andantekseen andanteksensa
andanteikseen andanteiksensa
abessive
andantettaan andantettansa
andanteittaan andanteittansa
instructive
comitative
—andanteineen andanteinensa :

### Further reading

* “andante”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian andante.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑ̃.dɑ̃t/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: andantes

### Adverb

andante
* (music) andante

### Noun

andante m (plural andantes)
* (music) andante

### Further reading

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

## Italian
### Etymology

Present participle of andare.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /anˈdan.te/
* Rhymes: -ante
* Hyphenation: an‧dàn‧te

### Adjective

andante (plural andanti)
* going, walking
* current (month)
* continuous, unbroken
* ordinary, of little value
* agile

#### Derived terms

* andantemente

### Noun

andante m (plural andanti)
* (music) andante

#### Descendants

* → English: andante
* → Finnish: andante
* → French: andante
* → Greek: αντάντε (antánte)
* → Portuguese: andante
* → Romanian: andante
* → Spanish: andante

### Participle

andante (plural andanti)
* present participle of andare

### Further reading

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

### Anagrams

* dannate

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.te/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.tɨ/
* Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
* Hyphenation: an‧dan‧te

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese andante, from andar (“to walk”) + -ante.

#### Adjective

andante m or f (plural andantes)
* who roams, wanders
    Synonyms: erradio, errante, itinerante, vagabundo, vagamundo, vagante
    Cavaleiro andante. ― Knight-errant.

##### Related terms

* andada
* andador
* andamento
* andança
* andar
* andarilhar
* andarilho

#### Noun

andante m or f by sense (plural andantes)
* roamer (one who roams)
    Synonyms: itinerante, vagabundo

#### See also

* ambulante

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian andante (“going”).

#### Noun

andante m (plural andantes)
* (music) andante (passage to be played in a moderately slow tempo)

#### Adjective

andante m or f (plural andantes)
* (music) andante (played in a moderately slow tempo)
    Coordinate terms: adágio, alegro

##### Related terms

* andantino

## Romanian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian andante.

### Adverb

andante
* andante

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /anˈdante/ [ãn̪ˈd̪ãn̪.t̪e]
* Rhymes: -ante
* Syllabification: an‧dan‧te

### Etymology 1

From andar (“to walk”) +‎ -ante.

#### Adjective

andante m or f (masculine and feminine plural andantes)
* walking, who roams, who wanders, errant
    Caballero andante. ― Knight-errant.

##### Derived terms

* caballero andante

#### Noun

andante m or f by sense (plural andantes)
* roamer (one who roams)

##### Related terms

* andar

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian andante (“going”).

#### Noun

andante m (plural andantes)
* (music) a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
* (music) a passage having this mark

#### Adjective

andante m or f (masculine and feminine plural andantes)
* (music) played in a moderately slow tempo

#### Adverb

andante
* (music) with a moderately slow tempo

### Further reading

* “andante”, 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