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Gess-durakkord
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Norwegian Bokmål
thumb|A G-flat major triad, consisting of G-flat, B-flat and D-flat.
Etymology
nb ine-pro *dweh₂- *ḱerd-
Compound of nb Gess-dur akkord G-flat major chord, literally “G-flat-major chord”.
The first element nb Gess-dur G-flat major contains nb Gess G-flat, analyzed by NAOB as nb g G + nb -ess flat-note-forming suffix, and nb dur major. The latter is via nb de Dur major from nb gmh bēdūre B-natural; hard B, from nb la-med b durum hard B; the adjective is from nb la dūrus hard, from nb itc-pro *dūros hard, from nb ine-pro *dweh₂rós long, far, from the root ine-pro *dweh₂- far, long.
The second element nb akkord chord is from nb fr accord agreement; chord, a deverbal derivative of nb fr accorder to agree; tune, ultimately from nb la-vul *accordāre to agree, remodeled from nb la concordāre to agree with la con- replaced by la ad- to, toward. The formation ultimately contains nb la cor heart, from nb itc-pro *kord heart, from nb ine-pro *ḱḗr heart, from the root ine-pro *ḱerd- heart. Latin la ad- is from nb itc-pro *ad- to, toward, ultimately from nb ine-pro *h₂éd near, at.
Compare the parallel formations sv Gess-durackord and de Ges-Dur-Akkord G-flat major chord.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈɡesːˌdʉːr.aˌkɔrd/ [ˈɡesːˌdʉːɾ.aˌkɔɖ]
nb ɔrd 4
nb Gess-dur ak kord
Noun
G-flat major chord; a major triad with G-flat as its root, consisting of G-flat, B-flat and D-flat
nb Han avsluttet stykket med en Gess-durakkord. He ended the piece with a G-flat major chord.
nb 13 December 2018 Olav Torvund Kan tre like toner utgjøre et åndsverk? Olav Torvunds blogg I «Reggae» og «Bølge» synges en Gess over en Gess-durakkord, altså akkordens grunntone. In “Reggae” and “Bølge”, a G-flat is sung over a G-flat major chord, that is, the root of the chord.
Related terms
nb Gess-dur G-flat major
nb Fiss-durakkord F-sharp major chord enharmonic equivalent
References