Definition
Plural of 'glissando,' the Italian musical term for smooth sliding transitions between notes.
Etymology
Italian plural of 'glissando,' borrowed directly from Italian musical terminology. 'Glissando' itself comes from Italian 'glissare' (to slide) + '-ando' (a gerundial suffix), and 'glissandi' preserves the Italian plural form.
Kelly Says
Musical notation has an interesting problem: composers can write 'glissandi' but most English speakers say 'glissandos'—this tension between Italian plural preservation and English regularization reflects how borrowed words struggle between honoring their origin language and assimilating into English.
Translations
ARالعربية
زحلقات
zih-la-kat
BNবাংলা
গ্লিসান্ডো
gli-san-do
CACatalà
glissando
gli-san-do
CSČeština
glissando
gli-san-do
DADansk
glissando
gli-san-do
DEDeutsch
Glissandos
gli-san-do
ELΕλληνικά
γλισσαντο
gli-san-do
ESEspañol
glissandos
gli-san-di
FAفارسی
گلیساندو
gli-san-do
FISuomi
glissando
gli-san-do
FRFrançais
glissandos
gli-san-do
GUGU
ગ્લિસાન્ડો
gli-san-do
HAHA
glissando
gli-san-do
HEעברית
גלִיסַנדוֹ
gli-san-do
HIहिन्दी
ग्लिसांडो
gli-san-do
HUMagyar
glissando
gli-san-do
IDBahasa Indonesia
glissando
gli-san-do
IGIG
glissando
gli-san-do
ITItaliano
glissando
gli-san-do
KKKK
глайссандо
glay-ssan-do
KMKM
គ្លីសានដូ
gli-sa-an-do
KO한국어
글리사나도
geuli-sa-na-do
MRMR
ग्लिसांडो
gli-san-do
MSBahasa Melayu
glissando
gli-san-do
MYမြန်မာ
ဂလစ်ဆန်းဒို
ga-lit-san-do
NLNederlands
glissando
gli-san-do
NONorsk
glissando
gli-san-do
PLPolski
glissando
gli-san-do
PTPortuguês
glissandos
gli-san-dohs
RORomână
glissando
gli-san-do
RUРусский
глайссандо
glay-ssan-do
SVSvenska
glissando
gli-san-do
SWKiswahili
glissando
gli-san-do
TAதமிழ்
குளீசண்டோ
ku-li-san-do
TEతెలుగు
గ్లిసాండో
gli-san-do
THไทย
กลิสนแดน
gli-san-dan
TLTL
glissando
gli-san-do
TRTürkçe
glissando
gli-san-do
UKУкраїнська
глайссандо
glay-ssan-do
URاردو
گلسانڈو
glishan-du
VITiếng Việt
glissandi
gli-san-di
YOYO
glissando
gli-san-do
ZUZU
glissando
gli-san-do