crotchet
crotchet · crotchets · crotcheted · crotcheting
To play music in measured timeTo play music in measured time
UK/ˈkɹɒtʃ.ɪt/US/ˈkɹɑt͡ʃ.ɪt/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)To play music in measured time
Origin
From Middle English crochet, from Old French crochet (“small hook”), from croc + -et (dimiFrom Middle English crochet, from Old French crochet (“small hook”), from croc + -et (diminutive suffix), from Old Norse krókr (“hook”). The musical note was named so because of a small hook on its stem in black notation (in modern notation this hook is on the quaver/eighth note). Doublet of crochet, crocket, and croquet.
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Forms
crotchets, crotcheting, crotcheted, crotcheted| Base form | crotchet · to crotchet |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | crotchets |
| Present participle | crotcheting |
| Past simple | crotcheted |
| Past participle | crotcheted |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle