# disco
## English
### Etymology 1

From a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque.

#### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈdɪskəʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˈdɪskoʊ/
* Rhymes: -ɪskəʊ
* Hyphenation: dis‧co

#### Noun

disco (countable and uncountable, plural discos)
* (countable, slightly dated) Clipping of discotheque, a nightclub for dancing.
    Synonyms: club, nightclub
** 1986, Morrissey & Johnny Marr (lyrics and music), “Panic”, in The World Won’t Listen, performed by The Smiths:Burn down the disco / Hang the blessed DJ / Because the music that they constantly play / It says nothing to me about my life
* (uncountable, music) A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.
** 2009, Marcus Reeves, Somebody Scream!‎, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN:And black music became a hot commodity in the form of disco, its lyrics and rhythm laced with a palpable (even ethnic) amiguity, helping people dance and escape their concerns. Even the cry of “burn, baby, burn”, a popular chant during many a 1960s urban rebellion, was co-opted by the times, becoming the chorus for the 1977 dance hit “Disco Inferno.”

##### Derived terms

* antidisco
* avant-disco
* blue light disco
* deader than disco
* disco ball
* disco biscuit
* disco-dance
* disco dancing
* discoer
* discoey
* discofied
* disco fries
* disco funk
* discoish
* discolike
* disco-like
* discomania
* disco matanga
* disco nap
* disco perm
* disco polo
* disco rice
* disco stick
* disco-style
* discowear
* Eurodisco
* Italo disco
* mutant disco
* nondisco
* nu-disco
* postdisco
* post-disco
* predisco
* pre-disco
* roller disco
* silent disco
* space disco
* Thai disco

##### Descendants

* → Cebuano: disko
* → Esperanto: diskoo
* → Dutch: disco
* → Polish: disco
* → Romanian: disco
* → Swahili: disko
* → Tagalog: disko
* → Turkish: disko

##### Translations
#### Verb

disco (third-person singular simple present discos, present participle discoing, simple past and past participle discoed)
* (intransitive) To dance disco-style dances.
** 2013, Roger Ebert, “B.A.P.S.”, in I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie‎, Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN:The cause of his ill health is left a little obscure, and no wonder, because shortly before his dreadful deathbed scene he's well enough to join the women in a wild night of disco dancing. You have not lived until you've seen Martin Landau discoing.
* (intransitive) To go to discotheques.
** 2009 February 16, Cathy Horyn, “Designers Square Off: Sexy vs. Classy”, in New York Times‎:Learning that a discoing sex appeal has returned to the runways is a little like hearing that Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb are reuniting.

### Etymology 2

Clipping of discovery

#### Noun

disco (plural discos)
* (US, law, informal) discovery (pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered)
    You don't need to worry about these details at the complaint stage, we can get them in disco.
* (US, law, informal) discovery (materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered)
    Has the disco come in from the defendants yet? We sent them requests almost six weeks ago.

### Anagrams

* Dosci, sodic

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈdis.ku]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈdis.ko]

### Noun

disco f (plural discos)
* Clipping of discoteca.

#### Derived terms

* música disco

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English disco. Equivalent to a shortening of discotheek.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɪs.koː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: dis‧co

### Noun

disco m (plural disco's, diminutive discootje n)
* (countable) a discotheque, a nightclub
    Synonym: discotheek
* (uncountable) Disco (genre of dance music)

#### Derived terms

* discobal
* discodip
* discolamp
* discomuziek
* discozwemmen

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdisko/, [ˈdis̠ko̞]
* Rhymes: -isko

### Noun

disco
* Alternative form of disko

#### Declension

Possessive forms of disco (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
disconi
disconi
accusative
nom.
disconi
disconi
gen.
disconi
genitive
disconi
discojeni
partitive
discoani
discojani
inessive
discossani
discoissani
elative
discostani
discoistani
illative
discooni
discoihini
adessive
discollani
discoillani
ablative
discoltani
discoiltani
allative
discolleni
discoilleni
essive
disconani
discoinani
translative
discokseni
discoikseni
abessive
discottani
discoittani
instructive
comitative
—discoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
discosi
discosi
accusative
nom.
discosi
discosi
gen.
discosi
genitive
discosi
discojesi
partitive
discoasi
discojasi
inessive
discossasi
discoissasi
elative
discostasi
discoistasi
illative
discoosi
discoihisi
adessive
discollasi
discoillasi
ablative
discoltasi
discoiltasi
allative
discollesi
discoillesi
essive
disconasi
discoinasi
translative
discoksesi
discoiksesi
abessive
discottasi
discoittasi
instructive
comitative
—discoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
discomme
discomme
accusative
nom.
discomme
discomme
gen.
discomme
genitive
discomme
discojemme
partitive
discoamme
discojamme
inessive
discossamme
discoissamme
elative
discostamme
discoistamme
illative
discoomme
discoihimme
adessive
discollamme
discoillamme
ablative
discoltamme
discoiltamme
allative
discollemme
discoillemme
essive
disconamme
discoinamme
translative
discoksemme
discoiksemme
abessive
discottamme
discoittamme
instructive
comitative
—discoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
disconne
disconne
accusative
nom.
disconne
disconne
gen.
disconne
genitive
disconne
discojenne
partitive
discoanne
discojanne
inessive
discossanne
discoissanne
elative
discostanne
discoistanne
illative
discoonne
discoihinne
adessive
discollanne
discoillanne
ablative
discoltanne
discoiltanne
allative
discollenne
discoillenne
essive
disconanne
discoinanne
translative
discoksenne
discoiksenne
abessive
discottanne
discoittanne
instructive
comitative
—discoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
disconsa
disconsa
accusative
nom.
disconsa
disconsa
gen.
disconsa
genitive
disconsa
discojensa
partitive
discoaan discoansa
discojaan discojansa
inessive
discossaan discossansa
discoissaan discoissansa
elative
discostaan discostansa
discoistaan discoistansa
illative
discoonsa
discoihinsa
adessive
discollaan discollansa
discoillaan discoillansa
ablative
discoltaan discoltansa
discoiltaan discoiltansa
allative
discolleen discollensa
discoilleen discoillensa
essive
disconaan disconansa
discoinaan discoinansa
translative
discokseen discoksensa
discoikseen discoiksensa
abessive
discottaan discottansa
discoittaan discoittansa
instructive
comitative
—discoineen discoinensa :

## French
### Noun

disco m or f (plural discos)
* disco (music genre)
* disco (dance)
* (obsolete) disco; discotheque

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discus. Doublet of desco, which was inherited.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdi.sko/
* Rhymes: -isko
* Hyphenation: dì‧sco

### Noun

disco m (plural dischi)
* disc, disk
* (anatomy) disc
    Synonym: disco intervertebrale
* (athletics) discus

#### Related terms

* discale
* dischetto
* disco fisso
* disco orario
* disco rigido
* disco volante
* discobolo
* discografia
* discoide
* discolibro
* discoteca

### Anagrams

* scodi, sdico

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈdis.koː/, [ˈd̪ɪs̠koː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈdis.ko/, [ˈd̪isko]

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *diskō, from earlier *dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European *di-dḱ-ské-ti, a reduplicated durative, inchoative and suffixed verb from the root *deḱ- (“to take”). From the same root as doceō; unrelated to discipulus.
Cognates include Ancient Greek δέχομαι (dékhomai), whereas δαῆναι (daênai) is attributed to another root, *dens-, together with δεδαώς (dedaṓs), δήνεα (dḗnea) and διδάσκω (didáskō).

#### Verb

discō (present infinitive discere, perfect active didicī, supine discitum); third conjugation
* (transitive) to learn
    Synonyms: capiō, percipiō, concipiō, comprehendō, intellegō, cognoscō, noscō, agnoscō, animadvertō, calleō, sciō
    Aut disce aut discēde.Either learn or go away.
    artem discere ― to learn an art
    aliquid ab aliquo discere ― to learn something from someone
* (transitive) (Late Latin) to teach
    Synonyms: ērudiō, ēducō, doceō, ēdoceō, īnstruō, imbuō, fingō
* (drama, transitive) to study, practice
    Synonym: studeō

##### Derived terms

* dēdiscō
* ēdiscō

##### Descendants

* → Proto-Brythonic: *dɨskɨd
** Breton: deskiñ
** Cornish: dyski
** Welsh: dysgu

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

discō
* dative/ablative singular of discus

### References

* “disco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “disco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* disco in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
* disco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co. we know from experience: experti scimus, didicimus to be well-informed, erudite: multa cognita, percepta habere, multa didicisse to be educated by some one: litteras discere ab aliquo to be absolutely ignorant of arithmetic: bis bina quot sint non didicisse to learn, study music: artem musicam discere, tractare to learn to play a stringed instrument: fidibus discere (De Sen. 8. 26) to study a piece, of the actor); to get a piece played, rehearse it: fabulam docere (διδάσκειν) (of the writer) (opp. fabulam discere to know Latin: latinam linguam scire or didicisse

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English disco.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdis.kɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iskɔ
* Syllabification: dis‧co

### Noun

disco n (indeclinable)
* disco, disco music
* (slang) dance party
    Synonym: dyskoteka

### Further reading

* disco in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* disco in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒis.ku/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒis.ku/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒiʃ.ku/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒis.ko/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈdiʃ.ku/
* Rhymes: (Brazil) -isku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃku
* Hyphenation: dis‧co

#### Noun

disco m (plural discos)
* disc (a thin, flat, circular plate)
* (athletics) discus
* disc, Frisbee
    Synonym: frisbee
* (uncountable) disco (type of music)

##### Derived terms

* toca-discos

##### Related terms

* disquete

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

disco
* first-person singular present indicative of discar

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English disco or French disco.

### Adjective

disco m or f or n (indeclinable)
* disco

#### Declension
### Noun

disco m (uncountable)
* disco (music genre)

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdisko/ [ˈd̪is.ko]
* Rhymes: -isko
* Syllabification: dis‧co

### Etymology 1

Short for discoteca.

#### Noun

disco f (plural discos)
* club, discotheque

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos). Compare English disc, dish, discus and dais.

#### Noun

disco m (plural discos)
* disc, disk
* phonograph record or disc
* rotary dial
* (athletics) discus

##### Derived terms

* disco compacto
* disco de embrague
* disco de freno
* disco de señales
* disco duro
* disco flexible
* disco intervertebral
* disco rayado
* disquería
* freno de disco
* grada de discos
* hernia de disco
* lector de discos
* pez disco
* pinchadiscos
* portadiscos
* tocadiscos
* videodisco

##### Related terms

* discal

##### Descendants

* → Basque: disko

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

disco
* first-person singular present indicative of discar

### Related terms

* discar

### Further reading

* “disco”, 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

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* disko

### Noun

disco n or c
* (countable, neuter) a disco, a discotheque
    Synonym: diskotek
* (uncountable, common) disco; a type of music
    Synonyms: discomusik, diskomusik

#### Related terms

* diskotek

### References

* disco in Svensk ordbok (SO)