Definition
A musical note with half the duration of a quaver, equal to one-sixteenth of a whole note; a sixteenth note.
Etymology
From demi- (half) + quaver (from Middle English quaveren, to shake or vibrate). This musical term standardized in the 17th century as Western music notation became more precise and required notes of shorter durations.
Kelly Says
Musicians speak a mathematical language with demi-this and semi-that—a demiquaver is half a quaver, which is half a crotchet, creating a beautiful nested system that lets composers write incredibly intricate rhythms.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰብአት አንድ
seba-at and
ARالعربية
نصف ثمن
nisf thuman
BNবাংলা
অর্ধ-অষ্টম
ordh-osht-om
CACatalà
mitja siscenti
mit-ja sis-sen-ti
CSČeština
polovička šestnáctky
polo-vička shest-na-ctky
DADansk
halv-sesttendedel
halv-ses-tende-del
DEDeutsch
Halb-Sechzehntel
Halb-zeks-en-tel
ELΕλληνικά
ημι-εικοσάριτη
ee-mee-ee-ko-sa-ri-tee
ESEspañol
semiminima
seh-mee-mee-nee-mah
FAفارسی
نصف هشت
n-saf hast
FISuomi
puoli kahdeksas
puoli ka-deks-as
FRFrançais
demies-temps
deh-mee-temps
HAHA
kashi na bakwai
ka-shi na ba-kwai
HEעברית
חצי-שמינית
chatzi-shmi-nit
HIहिन्दी
अर्ध-छोटी
ardh-chhoti
HUMagyar
féle nyolcad
fe-le nyol-cad
IDBahasa Indonesia
setengah ketang
se-tan-gah ke-tang
IGIG
nke a n'eti
nke a ne-ti
ITItaliano
semiminimo
seh-mee-mee-nee-moh
KKKK
жетістік жарты
je-tis-tik jar-ty
MRMR
अर्ध-आठवा
ardh-aath-va
MSBahasa Melayu
separuh lapan
se-pa-ruh la-pan
MYမြန်မာ
အစိတ် ခွဲ
a-siet h-we
NLNederlands
halve acht
halve acht
NONorsk
halv sekstendel
halv seks-ten-del
PAPA
ਅੱਧਾ ਅੱਠ
ad-dhaa aath
PLPolski
pół szesnastki
pol sze-nast-ki
PTPortuguês
semibreve
seh-mee-breh-veh
RORomână
sfert de șaisprezece
sfert de shay-spre-zece
RUРусский
половина шестнадцатой
polovina shestnadtsatoi
SVSvenska
halvsexttondels
halv-seks-ton-dels
SWKiswahili
nusu ya nane
nu-su ya na-ne
TAதமிழ்
அரை எட்டாம்
arai ettaam
TEతెలుగు
ఆరవై ఎనిమిదవ
aara-vai enime-da-va
THไทย
ครึ่งแปด
krung paht
TLTL
kalahati ng walo
ka-la-ha-ti ng wa-lo
TRTürkçe
yarım sekizlik
yarim sekizlik
UKУкраїнська
половина шістнадцятої
polo-vina shis-nad-yatoyi
URاردو
آٹھویں کا نصف
aat-h-viin ka nafs
YOYO
ẹ̀kan ọ̀kan
eh-kan oh-kan
ZUZU
nhlanhla ye-nhlanhla
nhlan-hla ye-nhlan-hla