Accordato

Accordato is the past participle of the Italian verb accordare. In Italian, accordato functions as an adjective and in fixed expressions to express both "agreed" and "tuned," depending on the context. The term is most commonly used in three senses:

- Agreement and terms: applied to things that have been settled or set by mutual agreement, such as a price or contractual terms. Examples include prezzo accordato (agreed price) and condizioni accordate (agreed terms).

- Musical tuning: describing instruments that have been tuned to the correct pitch, for example una chitarra accordata (a tuned guitar) or accordare gli strumenti (to tune the instruments).

- Alignment with norms or policies: in more formal contexts, referring to plans or actions harmonized with rules, standards, or objectives, for instance un piano accordato con le norme (a plan aligned with the standards).

Etymology: accordato derives from the verb accordare, meaning to bring into harmony or to tune. The sense of agreement expands from the idea of bringing different elements into alignment.

Usage notes: the participle accordato agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies: prezzo accordato (masc. sing.), condizioni accordate (fem. pl.). In everyday speech, more common verbs for "to agree" are concordare or mettersi d’accordo; accordare and its past participle accordato are typical in formal, legal, or technical language.

See also: accordare, concordare, accordo, accordatura.