# vibrato
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vibrato m, past participle of vibrare (“to vibrate”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɪˈbɹɑːtoʊ/
* Rhymes: -ɑːtəʊ
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

vibrato (plural vibratos)
* (music) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.
** 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 429:He felt his teeth methodically, one after the other, with a vibrato movement of finger and thumb.

#### Related terms

* vibrant
* vibrate
* vibratile
* vibration
* vibratiuncle
* vibrative
* vibrator

#### See also

* tremolo

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Italian vibrato.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋibrɑ(ː)t(ː)o/, [ˈʋibrɑ̝(ː)t̪(ː)o̞]
* Rhymes: -ibrɑto
* Hyphenation: vib‧ra‧to

### Noun

vibrato
* (music) vibrato

#### Declension

Possessive forms of vibrato (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vibratoni
vibratoni
accusative
nom.
vibratoni
vibratoni
gen.
vibratoni
genitive
vibratoni
vibratojeni
partitive
vibratoani
vibratojani
inessive
vibratossani
vibratoissani
elative
vibratostani
vibratoistani
illative
vibratooni
vibratoihini
adessive
vibratollani
vibratoillani
ablative
vibratoltani
vibratoiltani
allative
vibratolleni
vibratoilleni
essive
vibratonani
vibratoinani
translative
vibratokseni
vibratoikseni
abessive
vibratottani
vibratoittani
instructive
comitative
—vibratoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vibratosi
vibratosi
accusative
nom.
vibratosi
vibratosi
gen.
vibratosi
genitive
vibratosi
vibratojesi
partitive
vibratoasi
vibratojasi
inessive
vibratossasi
vibratoissasi
elative
vibratostasi
vibratoistasi
illative
vibratoosi
vibratoihisi
adessive
vibratollasi
vibratoillasi
ablative
vibratoltasi
vibratoiltasi
allative
vibratollesi
vibratoillesi
essive
vibratonasi
vibratoinasi
translative
vibratoksesi
vibratoiksesi
abessive
vibratottasi
vibratoittasi
instructive
comitative
—vibratoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vibratomme
vibratomme
accusative
nom.
vibratomme
vibratomme
gen.
vibratomme
genitive
vibratomme
vibratojemme
partitive
vibratoamme
vibratojamme
inessive
vibratossamme
vibratoissamme
elative
vibratostamme
vibratoistamme
illative
vibratoomme
vibratoihimme
adessive
vibratollamme
vibratoillamme
ablative
vibratoltamme
vibratoiltamme
allative
vibratollemme
vibratoillemme
essive
vibratonamme
vibratoinamme
translative
vibratoksemme
vibratoiksemme
abessive
vibratottamme
vibratoittamme
instructive
comitative
—vibratoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vibratonne
vibratonne
accusative
nom.
vibratonne
vibratonne
gen.
vibratonne
genitive
vibratonne
vibratojenne
partitive
vibratoanne
vibratojanne
inessive
vibratossanne
vibratoissanne
elative
vibratostanne
vibratoistanne
illative
vibratoonne
vibratoihinne
adessive
vibratollanne
vibratoillanne
ablative
vibratoltanne
vibratoiltanne
allative
vibratollenne
vibratoillenne
essive
vibratonanne
vibratoinanne
translative
vibratoksenne
vibratoiksenne
abessive
vibratottanne
vibratoittanne
instructive
comitative
—vibratoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vibratonsa
vibratonsa
accusative
nom.
vibratonsa
vibratonsa
gen.
vibratonsa
genitive
vibratonsa
vibratojensa
partitive
vibratoaan vibratoansa
vibratojaan vibratojansa
inessive
vibratossaan vibratossansa
vibratoissaan vibratoissansa
elative
vibratostaan vibratostansa
vibratoistaan vibratoistansa
illative
vibratoonsa
vibratoihinsa
adessive
vibratollaan vibratollansa
vibratoillaan vibratoillansa
ablative
vibratoltaan vibratoltansa
vibratoiltaan vibratoiltansa
allative
vibratolleen vibratollensa
vibratoilleen vibratoillensa
essive
vibratonaan vibratonansa
vibratoinaan vibratoinansa
translative
vibratokseen vibratoksensa
vibratoikseen vibratoiksensa
abessive
vibratottaan vibratottansa
vibratoittaan vibratoittansa
instructive
comitative
—vibratoineen vibratoinensa :

### Further reading

* “vibrato”, 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 2023-07-04

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vibrato m, past participle of vibrare (“to vibrate”), cognate with vibré m.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vi.bʁa.to/

### Noun

vibrato m (plural vibratos)
* (music) vibrato

### Further reading

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

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /viˈbra.to/
* Rhymes: -ato
* Hyphenation: vi‧brà‧to

### Participle

vibrato (feminine vibrata, masculine plural vibrati, feminine plural vibrate)
* past participle of vibrare

### Noun

vibrato m (plural vibrati)
* (music) vibrato

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /u̯iˈbraː.toː/, [u̯ɪˈbräːt̪oː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /viˈbra.to/, [viˈbräːt̪o]

### Verb

vibrātō
* second/third-person singular future active imperative of vibrō

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* wibrato

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian vibrato. Doublet of wibracja.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /viˈbra.tɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -atɔ
* Syllabification: vi‧bra‧to
* Homophone: wibrato

### Noun

vibrato n (indeclinable)
* (music) vibrato (musical effect or technique)
    Synonym: wibracja

### Further reading

* vibrato in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /viˈbɾa.tu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /viˈbɾa.tu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /viˈbɾa.to/
* (Portugal) IPA: /viˈbɾa.tu/ [viˈβɾa.tu]
* (Portugal) IPA: /viˈbɾa.tu/ [viˈβɾa.tu]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /biˈbɾa.tu/ [biˈβɾa.tu]
* Hyphenation: vi‧bra‧to

### Noun

vibrato m (plural vibratos)
* (music) vibrato (musical effect where the pitch of a note is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian vibrato.

### Adverb

vibrato
* vibrato

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /biˈbɾato/ [biˈβ̞ɾa.t̪o]
* Rhymes: -ato
* Syllabification: vi‧bra‧to

### Noun

vibrato m (plural vibratos)
* vibrato

### Further reading

* “vibrato”, 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