Meaning of "concertina" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONCERTINA

Concert + -ina.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CONCERTINA

concertina  [ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONCERTINA

Concertina is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb concertina in English.

WHAT DOES CONCERTINA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Concertina

A concertina is a free-reed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica. More distantly related, but still in the same family, are the harmonium and American reed organ. It has a bellows, and buttons typically on both ends of it. When pressed, the buttons travel in the same direction as the bellows, unlike accordion buttons, which travel perpendicularly to the bellows. The concertina was developed in England and Germany, most likely independently. The English version was invented in 1829 by Sir Charles Wheatstone, who filed a patent for an improved version in 1844. Carl Friedrich Uhlig announced the German version in 1834.

Definition of concertina in the English dictionary

The definition of concertina in the dictionary is a small hexagonal musical instrument of the reed organ family in which metallic reeds are vibrated by air from a set of bellows operated by the player's hands. Notes are produced by pressing buttons. Other definition of concertina is to collapse or fold up like a concertina.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONCERTINA

PRESENT

Present

I concertina

you concertina

he/she/it concertinas

we concertina

you concertina

they concertina

Present continuous

I am concertinaing

you are concertinaing

he/she/it is concertinaing

we are concertinaing

you are concertinaing

they are concertinaing

Present perfect

I have concertinaed

you have concertinaed

he/she/it has concertinaed

we have concertinaed

you have concertinaed

they have concertinaed

Present perfect continuous

I have been concertinaing

you have been concertinaing

he/she/it has been concertinaing

we have been concertinaing

you have been concertinaing

they have been concertinaing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I concertinaed

you concertinaed

he/she/it concertinaed

we concertinaed

you concertinaed

they concertinaed

Past continuous

I was concertinaing

you were concertinaing

he/she/it was concertinaing

we were concertinaing

you were concertinaing

they were concertinaing

Past perfect

I had concertinaed

you had concertinaed

he/she/it had concertinaed

we had concertinaed

you had concertinaed

they had concertinaed

Past perfect continuous

I had been concertinaing

you had been concertinaing

he/she/it had been concertinaing

we had been concertinaing

you had been concertinaing

they had been concertinaing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will concertina

you will concertina

he/she/it will concertina

we will concertina

you will concertina

they will concertina

Future continuous

I will be concertinaing

you will be concertinaing

he/she/it will be concertinaing

we will be concertinaing

you will be concertinaing

they will be concertinaing

Future perfect

I will have concertinaed

you will have concertinaed

he/she/it will have concertinaed

we will have concertinaed

you will have concertinaed

they will have concertinaed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been concertinaing

you will have been concertinaing

he/she/it will have been concertinaing

we will have been concertinaing

you will have been concertinaing

they will have been concertinaing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would concertina

you would concertina

he/she/it would concertina

we would concertina

you would concertina

they would concertina

Conditional continuous

I would be concertinaing

you would be concertinaing

he/she/it would be concertinaing

we would be concertinaing

you would be concertinaing

they would be concertinaing

Conditional perfect

I would have concertina

you would have concertina

he/she/it would have concertina

we would have concertina

you would have concertina

they would have concertina

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been concertinaing

you would have been concertinaing

he/she/it would have been concertinaing

we would have been concertinaing

you would have been concertinaing

they would have been concertinaing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you concertina
we let´s concertina
you concertina

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to concertina

Past participle

concertinaed

Present Participle

concertinaing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF CONCERTINA

Find out the translation of concertina to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of concertina from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «concertina» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 琴
• Translator English - Spanish: concertina
• English: concertina
• Translator English - Hindi: concertina
• Translator English - Arabic: المطوية
• Translator English - Russian: концертино
• Translator English - Portuguese: concertina
• Translator English - Bengali: বাদ্যযন্ত্রবিশেষ
• Translator English - French: concertina
• Translator English - Malay: Konsertina
• Translator English - German: Konzertina
• Translator English - Japanese: コンサーティーナ
• Translator English - Korean: 서티
• Translator English - Javanese: Konser
• Translator English - Vietnamese: phong cầm nhỏ
• Translator English - Tamil: போன்ற இசை கருவி
• Translator English - Marathi: कॉन्सर्टिना
• Translator English - Turkish: akerdeona benzer bir çalgı
• Translator English - Italian: piccola fisarmonica
• Translator English - Polish: harmonijkowe
• Translator English - Ukrainian: концертино
• Translator English - Romanian: acordeon
• Translator English - Greek: ακορντεόν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: konsertina
• Translator English - Swedish: concertina
• Translator English - Norwegian: concertina

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONCERTINA»

Discover the use of concertina in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to concertina and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Deluxe Concertina Book

An extremely well-written method for 20-key, German-style concertina. One of the best books of its kind available. Written in the key of C.

Frank Converse, 2010

Concertina: An Erotic Memoir of Extravagant Tastes and ...

This is a delicious memoir from Susan Winemaker that spans five years, employs all the tools of her various trades -- copper bowls, tarte pans, nipple clamps, rubber panties, and, of course, the finely-made leather whip – to take the ...

Susan Winemaker, 2008

Victorian Music for the English Concertina

This edition includes fifteen works that present a cross section of the instrument¿s concert and salon repertories, and includes music by the "mainstream" composers George Alexander Macfarren, Julius Benedict, and Bernhard Molique, as well ...

Allan W. Atlas, 2009

Handbook for Anglo-Chromatic Concertina

(Music Sales America). The first complete instructional book for the Anglo-chromatic concertina! This book assumes no knowledge on the part of the student, taking the beginner from first notes to famous folk melodies.

Roger Watson, 1981

110 Irish Concertina Tunes: With Guitar Chords

Chosen by concertina player Aogan Lynch, TG4 Young Musician of the Year 1999 and a force to be reckoned with in the Irish traditional music circuit, this first concertina tune collection in the series is a treasure trove of Irish tunes ...

Aogan Lynch, 2011

The Concertina Maintenance Manual

This second edition is both simply written and clearly illustrated by a person who is both an experienced technical engineer as well as a concertina tinker.

David D. Elliott, 2004

The Irish Concertina: A Tutor for the Anglo Concertina in ...

The optional CD contains extracts from each chapter and a selection of the tunes from the book. It is not totally essential that you be able to read musical notation to use this book, but musical notation is used without explanation.

Mick Bramich, 1996

Handbook for English Concertina

(Music Sales America). This is the first complete guide to playing the English Concertina. It takes the beginner step-by-step to the point where he/she is able to play famous folk melodies.

Roger Watson, 1981

Concertina

Coriola, aged forty-one, pregnant for the first time, and tending to a mother dying of cancer, tries to sum up and make sense of her life

M. J. Fitzgerald, 1987

The Wheatstone English Concertina in Victorian England

Its two great virtuosos, Giulio Regondi and Richard Blagrove, drew the plaudits of audiences and critics alike. This is the first comprehensive book about the instrument, its music, performers, audiences, and reception.

Allan W. Atlas, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONCERTINA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term concertina is used in the context of the following news items.

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Practices participating in the campaign will receive a pack containing a unique double-sided concertina window banner, featuring new 'Rock ... «Optometry Today, Jul 15»

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75km - Issue for Ag2R-La Mondiale's Alexis Vuillermoz, who needs a bike change after clattering into someone and causing a concertina effect ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jul 15»

Paris Haute Couture: all eyes on Schiaparelli

This season's play on Le Smoking featured frock coats, strapless corset tops with big concertina pleats and whooshy bows at the back – all ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Zoe and John release details for summer concerts in Carlingford

Whistle player Brian Finnegan from Flook will perform on August 2nd, while it's the turn of concertina player Edel Fox on August 9th. «Talk of the Town, Jul 15»

Young musician plays old time polka

Above all, his favorite remains the concertina, a free-reed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica. It has a bellows ... «Mille Lacs County Times, Jul 15»

Great Scots, the games are about to begin

... features Ross, who creates an infectious beat with his collection of Celtic instruments — including guitar, mandolin, dulcimer and concertina. «East Oregonian, Jul 15»

More Sandown meetings transferred

Those changes have had a concertina effect, meaning the meeting scheduled for Racing.com Park on Thursday, September 24 has been ... «Racing.com, Jul 15»

South Carolina Police Officer Uproots Racism in Iraq

On autopilot, I pulled Concertina wire across the road to keep other cars out. I finally walked towards the stopped car and picked up the distinct, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

5 things to do around Ann Arbor this weekend: Slide the City, Pink …

... bodhran and mountain dulcimer, Alison Perkins on fiddle and whistle, and Asher Perkins on button accordion and concertina. Sunday at 7:30 ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»

Perfect timing

... a rigid tin whistle playing 18th-Century tunes and not a concertina that can expand to accommodate anthems of justice reflective of the times, ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»