pianissimo
English edit
Etymology edit
From Italian pianissimo.
Adverb edit
pianissimo (comparative more pianissimo, superlative most pianissimo)
Translations edit
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Noun edit
pianissimo (plural pianissimos or pianissimi)
- A dynamic sign indicating that a portion of music should be played pianissimo.
- A portion of music that is played very softly.
Synonyms edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).
Adverb edit
pianissimo
Noun edit
pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
pianissimo
Noun edit
pianissimo m (plural pianissimos or pianissimi)
Further reading edit
- “pianissimo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
pianissimo (feminine pianissima, masculine plural pianissimi, feminine plural pianissime)
Adverb edit
pianissimo
- superlative degree of piano (“softly, slowly”)
- Antonym: fortissimo
- (music) pianissimo
Descendants edit
- → Catalan: pianissimo
- → English: pianissimo
- → French: pianissimo
- → Portuguese: pianissimo
- → Romanian: pianissimo
- → Spanish: pianissimo
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).
Adverb edit
pianissimo
Noun edit
pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).[1]
Adverb edit
pianissimo
References edit
- ^ pianissimo in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
pianissimo
Noun edit
pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)
Usage notes edit
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.