Ciss-dur

Norwegian Bokmål thumb|The seven-sharp key signature shared by C-sharp major and A-sharp minor. Etymology nb ine-pro *dweh₂- Compound of nb Ciss dur C-sharp major, literally “C-sharp major”. The first element nb Ciss C-sharp is the capitalized form of nb ciss, formed from nb c C and nb -iss sharp-note-forming suffix. The suffix is from nb de -is sharp-note-forming suffix, whose further origin is uncertain. The second element nb dur major 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. Compare the parallel formations nn Ciss-dur, sv Ciss-dur, da cis-dur, de Cis-Dur, is Cís-dúr and fi Cis-duuri C-sharp major. Pronunciation nb /ˈsɪsːˌdʉːr/ [ˈsɪsːˌdʉːɾ] nb ʉːr 1 nb Ciss-dur Noun m Ciss-duren Ciss-durer Ciss-durene nb music C-sharp major; a major key with C-sharp as its tonic and seven sharps, on F, C, G, D, A, E and B nb Stykket står i Ciss-dur. The piece is in C-sharp major. nb 2004 Ketil Bjørnstad Til musikken [jeg] strever meg gjennom en Bach-fuge, den vriene i ciss-dur [I] struggle through a Bach fugue, the difficult one in C-sharp major. Related terms nb aiss-moll A-sharp minor relative minor nb ciss-moll C-sharp minor parallel minor nb Dess-dur D-flat major enharmonic equivalent nb Ciss-durakkord C-sharp major chord References