dolce
English
Etymology
From Italian dolce. Doublet of douce, doux, and dulce.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoʊl.tʃeɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
dolce (plural dolces)
- (music) A soft-toned organ stop.
Related terms
Anagrams
Asturian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Leonese *dodze, from Latin duodecim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdolθe/ [ˈd̪ol̟.θe]
- Rhymes: -olθe
- Syllabification: dol‧ce
Numeral
dolce (indeclinable)
- (archaic, literary) synonym of doce
Further reading
- “dolce”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdol.t͡ʃe/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -oltʃe
- Hyphenation: dól‧ce
Adjective
dolce m or f by sense (plural dolci, superlative dolcissimo)
Derived terms
- chi ha l'amaro in bocca, non può sputar dolce (proverb)
Descendants
- → Esperanto: dolĉa
See also
| Basic tastes in Italian · sapori (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dolce | acido, aspro | salato | amaro | piccante | saporito, gustoso |
Noun
dolce m (plural dolci)
Related terms
Lombard
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Old Lombard) IPA(key): [ˈdolt͡se]
Adjective
dolce
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔl.t͡sɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɔlt͡sɛ
- Syllabification: dol‧ce
Noun
dolce
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of dolec
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian dolce.
Adverb
dolce