gradual

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees

Noun

1. An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
2. A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.

Conceptes

gradual

paulatí

Sinònims

slow

progressive

stepwise

step-by-step

successive

serial

bit-by-bit

piecemeal

gradually

soft

graduated

🎓

gentle

low-pitched

mild

percolate

progressively

prolonged

slight

smooth

soak

staged

step by step

subtle

successively

gradatory

in small stages

a little bit

in phases

by degrees

calm

consecutive

continuous

creeping

easy

gradational

imperceptible

incremental

incrementally

insensible

Traduccions

graduale

graduel

geleidelijk

gradual

stufenweise

progressif

allmählich

βαθμιαίος

graduell

gradual

gradueel

paulatino

langzamerhand

σταδιακός

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɡɹadʒuəl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb gòtic: 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃

Cognat amb bavarès: Gritt

In summary

From Medieval Latin graduālis, from Latin gradus (“step”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰradʰ-, *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃 (griþs, “step, grade”), Bavarian Gritt (“step, stride”).