scherzo

See also: scherzò and Scherzo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scherzo (“joke, play”), from scherzare (“to joke, jest”), from Lombardic *skerzan (“to jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest”), from Proto-Germanic *skertaną (“to hop, jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerǝd- (“to dance, jump”). Akin to Middle High German scherzen (“to frolic, jump merrily, hop up and down”) (modern German scherzen (“to joke”), Scherz), Norwegian skjerta (“to joke”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈskɛətsəʊ/, /ˈskɜːt-/
• (General American) enPR: skĕrʹtsō('), skĕrtʹsō('), IPA^(key): /ˈskɛəɹ(ˌ)tsoʊ/, /ˈskɛəɹtˌsoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹtsəʊ, -ɜː(ɹ)tsəʊ, -ɛə(ɹ)tsəʊ
• Hyphenation: scher‧zo

Noun

scherzo (plural scherzos or scherzi)

1. (music) A piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony; especially, a piece of music played in a playful manner.
   • 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers:

     At seven Val knocked – three shorts and one long, out of the scherzo of Beethoven’s Fifth – and I rushed to open.

Translations

music

• Bulgarian: ске́рцо n (skérco)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 諧謔曲 / 谐谑曲 (zh) (xiéxüèqǔ), 詼諧曲 / 诙谐曲 (zh) (huīxiéqǔ)

• German: Scherzo n
• Italian: scherzo (it)
• Japanese: スケルツォ (sukerutso), 諧謔曲 (かいぎゃくきょく, kaigyakukyoku)
• Kazakh: скерцо (skerso)
• Korean: 스케르초 (seukereucho)
• Persian: اسکرتسو
• Polish: scherzo (pl) n
• Portuguese: scherzo (pt) m
• Romanian: scherzo (ro) n
• Russian: ске́рцо (ru) n (skérco)

See also

• scherzando
• scherzino

Further reading

• scherzo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

Italian scherzo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskertso/, [ˈs̠k̟e̞rts̠o̞]
• Rhymes: -ertso

Noun

scherzo

1. (music) scherzo

Declension

Inflection of scherzo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		scherzo	scherzot
genitive		scherzon	scherzojen
partitive		scherzoa	scherzoja
illative		scherzoon	scherzoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		scherzo	scherzot
accusative	nom.	scherzo	scherzot
	gen.	scherzon
genitive		scherzon	scherzojen
partitive		scherzoa	scherzoja
inessive		scherzossa	scherzoissa
elative		scherzosta	scherzoista
illative		scherzoon	scherzoihin
adessive		scherzolla	scherzoilla
ablative		scherzolta	scherzoilta
allative		scherzolle	scherzoille
essive		scherzona	scherzoina
translative		scherzoksi	scherzoiksi
abessive		scherzotta	scherzoitta
instructive		—	scherzoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of scherzo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative scherzoni scherzoni accusative nom. scherzoni scherzoni gen. scherzoni genitive scherzoni scherzojeni partitive scherzoani scherzojani inessive scherzossani scherzoissani elative scherzostani scherzoistani illative scherzooni scherzoihini adessive scherzollani scherzoillani ablative scherzoltani scherzoiltani allative scherzolleni scherzoilleni essive scherzonani scherzoinani translative scherzokseni scherzoikseni abessive scherzottani scherzoittani instructive — — comitative — scherzoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative scherzosi scherzosi accusative nom. scherzosi scherzosi gen. scherzosi genitive scherzosi scherzojesi partitive scherzoasi scherzojasi inessive scherzossasi scherzoissasi elative scherzostasi scherzoistasi illative scherzoosi scherzoihisi adessive scherzollasi scherzoillasi ablative scherzoltasi scherzoiltasi allative scherzollesi scherzoillesi essive scherzonasi scherzoinasi translative scherzoksesi scherzoiksesi abessive scherzottasi scherzoittasi instructive — — comitative — scherzoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative scherzomme scherzomme accusative nom. scherzomme scherzomme gen. scherzomme genitive scherzomme scherzojemme partitive scherzoamme scherzojamme inessive scherzossamme scherzoissamme elative scherzostamme scherzoistamme illative scherzoomme scherzoihimme adessive scherzollamme scherzoillamme ablative scherzoltamme scherzoiltamme allative scherzollemme scherzoillemme essive scherzonamme scherzoinamme translative scherzoksemme scherzoiksemme abessive scherzottamme scherzoittamme instructive — — comitative — scherzoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative scherzonne scherzonne accusative nom. scherzonne scherzonne gen. scherzonne genitive scherzonne scherzojenne partitive scherzoanne scherzojanne inessive scherzossanne scherzoissanne elative scherzostanne scherzoistanne illative scherzoonne scherzoihinne adessive scherzollanne scherzoillanne ablative scherzoltanne scherzoiltanne allative scherzollenne scherzoillenne essive scherzonanne scherzoinanne translative scherzoksenne scherzoiksenne abessive scherzottanne scherzoittanne instructive — — comitative — scherzoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative scherzonsa scherzonsa accusative nom. scherzonsa scherzonsa gen. scherzonsa genitive scherzonsa scherzojensa partitive scherzoaan scherzoansa scherzojaan scherzojansa inessive scherzossaan scherzossansa scherzoissaan scherzoissansa elative scherzostaan scherzostansa scherzoistaan scherzoistansa illative scherzoonsa scherzoihinsa adessive scherzollaan scherzollansa scherzoillaan scherzoillansa ablative scherzoltaan scherzoltansa scherzoiltaan scherzoiltansa allative scherzolleen scherzollensa scherzoilleen scherzoillensa essive scherzonaan scherzonansa scherzoinaan scherzoinansa translative scherzokseen scherzoksensa scherzoikseen scherzoiksensa abessive scherzottaan scherzottansa scherzoittaan scherzoittansa instructive — — comitative — scherzoineen scherzoinensa

French

Noun

scherzo m (plural scherzos)

1. scherzo

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsker.t͡so/
• Rhymes: -ertso
• Hyphenation: schér‧zo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from scherzare (“to joke, play, jest”) +‎ -o, from Old Italian scherzare, borrowed from Lombardic *skerzan (“to jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest”) from Proto-Germanic *skertaną (“to hop, jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerǝd- (“to dance, jump”). Akin to Middle High German scherzen (“to frolic, jump merrily, hop up and down”) (German scherzen (“to joke”); Scherz (“joke, sport”)), Norwegian skjerta (“to joke”).

Noun

scherzo m (plural scherzi)

1. joke, jest, trick, hoax, frolic

   Synonyms: beffa, battuta, derisione, scherno

2. (figurative) joke, trifle, cinch (something easy to do)
3. (music) scherzo (piece of music played in a playful manner)

Related terms

• scherzando
• scherzare
• scherzoso

Descendants

• → English: scherzo
• → German: Scherzo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

scherzo

1. first-person singular present indicative of scherzare

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian scherzo.

Noun

scherzo n (plural scherzouri)

1. scherzo

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	scherzo	scherzoul		scherzouri	scherzourile
genitive-dative	scherzo	scherzoului		scherzouri	scherzourilor
vocative	scherzoule			scherzourilor