sonata

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/səˈnɑːtə/obsolete/soʊˈneɪtə/

noun

A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.

OriginItalian sonata ← Latin sonāre →
CommonScrabble 6
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Meanings

sonata1

nounsonata (plural sonatas)

plural sonatas

  1. entertainmentA musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.

Sonata2

proper noun
  1. A female given name.

Origin

  1. Latinsonāre“to make sound”
  2. Italiansonata
  3. Englishsonata

From Italian sonata, from the feminine past participle of sonare (modern suonare), from Latin sonāre (“to make sound”). Doublet of sounded.

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Translations

Afrikaans sonate
  • sonatea musical composition for one or a few instruments
Chinese Mandarin 奏鳴曲 /奏鸣曲
  • 奏鳴曲 /奏鸣曲 (zòumíngqǔ)a musical composition for one or a few instruments
Czech sonáta
  • sonátaa musical composition for one or a few instruments
Danish sonate
  • sonatea musical composition for one or a few instruments
Dutch sonate
  • sonatea musical composition for one or a few instruments
Esperanto sonato
  • sonatoa musical composition for one or a few instruments
Estonian sonaat
  • sonaata musical composition for one or a few instruments
Finnish sonaatti
  • sonaattia musical composition for one or a few instruments
French sonate
  • sonatea musical composition for one or a few instruments
German Sonate
  • Sonatea musical composition for one or a few instruments
Hawaiian puolo hui puhi ʻohe
  • puolo hui puhi ʻohea musical composition for one or a few instruments
Hindi सोनाटा
  • सोनाटा (sonāṭā)a musical composition for one or a few instruments
Hungarian szonáta
  • szonátaa musical composition for one or a few instruments
Icelandic sónata
  • sónataa musical composition for one or a few instruments
Indonesian sonata
  • sonataa musical composition for one or a few instruments
Irish sonáid
  • sonáida musical composition for one or a few instruments
Italian sonata
  • sonataa musical composition for one or a few instruments
Japanese ソナタ, 奏鳴曲
  • ソナタ (sonata)a musical composition for one or a few instruments
  • 奏鳴曲 (sōmeikyoku)a musical composition for one or a few instruments
Korean 소나타
  • 소나타 (sonata)a musical composition for one or a few instruments
Norwegian Bokmål sonate
  • sonatea musical composition for one or a few instruments
Persian سونات
  • سونات (sonât)a musical composition for one or a few instruments
Polish sonata
  • sonataa musical composition for one or a few instruments
Portuguese sonata
  • sonataa musical composition for one or a few instruments
Romanian sonată
  • sonatăa musical composition for one or a few instruments
Russian сона́та
  • сона́та (sonáta)a musical composition for one or a few instruments
Spanish sonata
  • sonataa musical composition for one or a few instruments
Swedish sonat
  • sonata musical composition for one or a few instruments
Tagalog sonata
  • sonataa musical composition for one or a few instruments
Turkish sonat
  • sonata musical composition for one or a few instruments

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sonata

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

sonata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonata

MLA

“sonata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonata. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sonata,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonata.

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