Definition
A term used in music as a shortened form of 'diminuendo,' indicating a gradual decrease in volume.
Etymology
Abbreviated form of the Italian musical term 'diminuendo,' which comes from Latin 'diminuere' (to diminish). The shortened 'dimin' emerged as composers and musicians needed quick notation shortcuts.
Kelly Says
Musicians developed 'dimin' as shorthand because writing out 'diminuendo' over and over was tedious—it's the same impulse that gave us 'pics' instead of 'pictures,' just in a 300-year-old context!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የትንሽነት
ye-tin-shin-net
ARالعربية
انخفاض
in-kha-faad
CACatalà
reducció
re-doo-k-syohn
CSČeština
zmenšení
zmen-shee
DADansk
formindskelse
for-min-dsk-else
DEDeutsch
Verkleinerung
fer-klay-ner-ung
ELΕλληνικά
μειωση
my-ee-oh-see
ESEspañol
disminución
dis-mee-noo-see-ohn
FISuomi
pieneneminen
pee-en-e-mee-nen
FRFrançais
diminution
di-mee-noo-syohn
HUMagyar
csökkenés
choh-ken-esh
IDBahasa Indonesia
penurunan
pen-oo-ran-an
ITItaliano
diminuzione
di-mee-noo-zee-ohn-eh
KMKM
ការត្រូវ
ka-ar-troo-v
KO한국어
줄어들기
jul-eo-deul-gi
MSBahasa Melayu
penurunan
pen-oo-ran-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်လျော့
kyai-le-jo
NLNederlands
vermindering
ver-mee-n-der-ing
NONorsk
formindskelse
for-min-dsk-else
PLPolski
zmniejszenie
zmen-shee-nie
PTPortuguês
diminuição
di-mee-noo-sāo
RORomână
micșorare
mih-sho-ra-reh
RUРусский
уменьшение
oo-men-shee-e
SVSvenska
minskning
min-sk-ning
SWKiswahili
kupunguka
koo-pu-ng-oo-ka
TAதமிழ்
குறைவு
koo-rai-vu
TEతెలుగు
చిన్నత
chi-n-na-ta
THไทย
การลดลง
gaan-laht-long
TRTürkçe
küçülme
koo-choo-l-meh
UKУкраїнська
зменшення
zmen-shen-nya