gradual

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

geleidelijk

gradueel

langzamerhand

gestaag

trapsgewijs

graduale

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

graduel

graduale

gradual

progressif

stufenweise

allmählich

βαθμιαίος

gradual

graduell

gradual

paulatino

σταδιακός

sukzessiv

تدريجي

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɡɹadʒuəl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Gothisch: 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃

Verwant aan Beiers: 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”).