sonatina
[ son-uh-tee-nuh; Italian saw-nah-tee-nah ]
/ ˌsɒn əˈti nə; Italian ˌsɔ nɑˈti nɑ /
noun, plural son·a·ti·nas, son·a·ti·ne [son-uh-tee-ney; Italian saw-nah-tee-ne] /ˌsɒn əˈti neɪ; Italian ˌsɔ nɑˈti nɛ/. Music.
a short or simplified sonata.
Origin of sonatina
1715–25; < Italian, diminutive of
sonata
Words nearby sonatina
sonata,
sonata da camera,
sonata da chiesa,
sonata form,
sonata-rondo,
sonatina,
soncogene,
sondage,
sonde,
sonderclass,
sonderkommando
British Dictionary definitions for sonatine
sonatina
/ (ˌsɒnəˈtiːnə) /
noun
a short sonata
Word Origin for sonatina
C19: from Italian