sordino
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
sordino (plural sordinos or sordini)
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Sordino comes from the Italian sordo ("dull in tone, muffled") and sordamente (softly, gently, muffled).
Noun edit
sordino m (plural sordini)
- a mute for musical instruments; a sordine. For example, the mute instrument for the violin or the damper on the pianoforte
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
- con sordini ("with mutes")
- con sordino ("with mute")
- senza sordini ("without mutes")
- senza sordino ("without mute")
- sordini levati ("lift mutes")
Related terms edit
- sordina (f)
Further reading edit
- Sordino in Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation... by Louis Charles Elson. 1905. p. 244.[1]