Meanings
nounsemiquaver (plural semiquavers)
plural semiquavers
- entertainmentA sixteenth note, drawn as a crotchet with two tails.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
- Latinsēmi-
- Englishsemi-
- Englishquaver
- Englishsemiquaver
Translations
Basque kortxeaerdi
- kortxeaerdimusic
Bulgarian шестнадесетина нота
- шестнадесетина нота (šestnadesetina nota)music
Chinese Mandarin 十六分音符
- 十六分音符 (shíliùfēn yīnfú)music
Dutch zestiende noot
- zestiende nootmusic
Finnish kuudestoistaosanuotti
- kuudestoistaosanuottimusic
French double croche
- double crochemusic
German Sechzehntelnote
- Sechzehntelnotemusic
Greek δέκατο έκτο
- δέκατο έκτο (dékato ékto)music
Hungarian tizenhatod
- tizenhatodmusic
Icelandic sextándapartsnóta, sextándipartur
- sextándapartsnótamusic
- sextándiparturmusic
Italian semicroma
- semicromamusic
Japanese 十六分音符
- 十六分音符 (jūrokubun onpu)music
Korean 십육분음표
- 십육분음표 (sibyukbuneumpyo)music
Māori orohauwhā
- orohauwhāmusic
Polish szesnastka
- szesnastkamusic
Portuguese semicolcheia
- semicolcheiamusic
Russian шестна́дцатая, шестна́дцатая но́та
- шестна́дцатая (šestnádcataja)music
- шестна́дцатая но́та (šestnádcataja nóta)music
Scottish Gaelic leth-chaman
- leth-chamanmusic
Spanish semicorchea
- semicorcheamusic
Swedish sextondelsnot
- sextondelsnotmusic
Vietnamese móc kép, nốt móc kép
- móc képmusic
- nốt móc képmusic
Cite this entry
APA
semiquaver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiquaver
MLA
“semiquaver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiquaver. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiquaver,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiquaver.
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