Piano
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Piano (plural Pianos)
- A surname from Italian.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Piano is the 30442nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 767 individuals. Piano is most common among White (72.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (22.16%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Piano”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian piano, from Latin plānus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Piano n (strong, genitive Pianos, plural Pianos)
Usage notes edit
- Although Klavier is the commoner word in all contexts, it would not be unusual to say of a renowned pianist:
Er ist ein Meister am Piano. ― He’s a master of the piano. However, it would be likely to sound odd if the word were used in non-professional contexts, such as referring to a piano in one’s living-room or to one’s child’s piano lessons.
Declension edit
Declension of Piano [neuter, strong]
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
Piano n (strong, genitive Pianos, plural Pianos or Piani)
Declension edit
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese piano, from Italian piano.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Piano m (plural Pianos)
- piano
- Er spield Piano.
- He plays piano.
Further reading edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Topographic surname for someone who lived in a plain, from piano (“plain, flatland”).
Proper noun edit
Piano m or f by sense
- a surname
Anagrams edit
Plautdietsch edit
Noun edit
Piano f (plural Pianos)