ragtime

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely from ragged +‎ time, in reference to its heavy use of syncopation,[1] or from rag, an American dialectal term for a dance ball.[2]

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹæɡˌtaɪm/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

ragtime (countable and uncountable, plural ragtimes)

  1. (music, uncountable) A musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment.
  2. (music, countable) A piece of music in this style.

Derived terms

Verb

ragtime (third-person singular simple present ragtimes, present participle ragtiming, simple past and past participle ragtimed)

  1. (ambitransitive, uncommon) To perform this style of music.

Translations

References

  1. ^ Barry Kernfield (1988), The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, page unknown
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “ragtime”, in Online Etymology Dictionary: “17 November 2017”

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English ragtime.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈrak.tajm/
    • Rhymes: -aktajm
    • Syllabification: rag‧time

    Noun

    ragtime m inan (related adjective ragtime'owy or ragtimowy)

    1. (music, uncountable) ragtime (musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment)
    2. (music, countable) ragtime (piece of music in this style)

    Declension

    Declension of ragtime
    singular plural
    nominative ragtime ragtime'y
    genitive ragtime'u ragtime'ów
    dative ragtime'owi ragtime'om
    accusative ragtime ragtime'y
    instrumental ragtime'em ragtime'ami
    locative ragtimie ragtime'ach
    vocative ragtimie ragtime'y

    Further reading

    • “ragtime”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “ragtime”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)

    Romanian

    Etymology

      Unadapted borrowing from English ragtime.

      Noun

      ragtime n (plural ragtime-uri)

      1. ragtime

      Declension

      singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative-accusative ragtime ragtimeul ragtime-uri ragtime-urile
      genitive-dative ragtime ragtimeului ragtime-uri ragtime-urilor
      vocative ragtimeule ragtime-urilor
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