pianist

See also: Pianist

English

Frau am Klavier, Renoir (1875)

Etymology

From French pianiste, from Italian pianista. Analyzable as piano +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ənɪst/

• Audio (RP)

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• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ənɪst/, /piˈænɪst/
• Hyphenation: pi‧a‧nist

Noun

pianist (plural pianists)

1. A person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.

   By the time she became the world's greatest pianist, she had already practised for thousands of hours on her prized piano.

2. (WWII) A spy using radio or wireless telegraphy to keep in touch with headquarters during the Second World War.

Synonyms

• pianofortist
• pianoist
• piano player

Related terms

• fortepianist

Translations

person who plays the piano

• Armenian: դաշնակահար (hy) (dašnakahar)
• Asturian: pianista m or f
• Belarusian: піяніст m (pijanist), піяністка f (pijanistka)
• Breton: ^{(please verify)} pianoour m, ^{(please verify)} pianoourien pl
• Bulgarian: пианист (bg) m (pianist)
• Catalan: pianista (ca) m or f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 鋼琴家, 钢琴家 (gong³ kam⁴ gaa¹), 司琴 (si¹ kam⁴) (for a service)

  Mandarin: 鋼琴家 (zh), 钢琴家 (zh) (gāngqínjiā), 司琴 (sīqín) (for a service)

• Czech: klavírista (cs) m, pianista (cs) m
• Danish: pianist (da) c
• Dutch: pianist (nl) m, pianiste (nl) f, pianospeler (nl) m, pianospeelster (nl) f
• Esperanto: pianisto, pianistino (female)
• Estonian: pianist (et), klaverimängija
• Finnish: pianisti (fi), pianonsoittaja (fi)
• French: pianiste (fr) m or f
• Galician: pianista (gl) m or f
• Georgian: პიანისტი (ṗianisṭi)
• German: Pianist (de) m, Pianistin (de) f, Klavierspieler (de) m, Klavierspielerin (de) f
• Greek: πιανίστας (el) m (pianístas)
• Hebrew: פסנתרן‎ (he) m, פסנתרנית‎ f
• Hungarian: zongorista (hu), zongoraművész (hu)
• Icelandic: píanóleikari m, píanisti m
• Irish: pianódóir m, oirfideach pianó m
• Italian: pianista (it) m or f
• Japanese: ピアニスト (ja) (pianisuto)
• Kazakh: пианиношы (pianinoşy)
• Latin: pianistus
• Macedonian: пијани́ст m (pijaníst), пијани́стка f (pijanístka)
• Malay: pemain piano
• Maori: kaiwhakatangi piana, kaipatu piana
• Norman: pianiste m or f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: pianist (no) m

  Nynorsk: pianist m

• Persian: پیانیست‎ (fa) (piyânist)
• Polish: pianista (pl) m, pianistka (pl) f
• Portuguese: pianista (pt) m or f
• Romanian: pianist (ro) m, pianistă (ro) f
• Russian: пиани́ст (ru) m (pianíst), пиани́стка (ru) f (pianístka)
• Serbo-Croatian: пијаниста m, pijanista (sh) m, pijanistica (sh) f, klavirist (sh) m, glasovirač (sh) m
• Slovene: pianist (sl) m, pianistka f
• Spanish: pianista (es) m or f
• Swedish: pianist (sv) c
• Thai: นักเปียโน (nák-bpiia-noo)
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can
• Volapük: pianodan (vo), hipianodan (male), jipianodan (female)

Anagrams

• pisatin

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Dutch

Etymology

From French pianiste, from Italian pianista. Equivalent to piano +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpi.aːˈnɪst/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: pi‧a‧nist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

pianist m (plural pianisten, diminutive pianistje n, feminine pianiste)

1. pianist

Synonyms

• pianospeler

Derived terms

• barpianist
• concertpianist
• pianistisch

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

pianist m (definite singular pianisten, indefinite plural pianister, definite plural pianistene)

1. pianist

References

• “pianist” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

pianist m (definite singular pianisten, indefinite plural pianistar, definite plural pianistane)

1. pianist

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Romanian

Etymology

From French pianiste. Equivalent to piano +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pi.aˈnist]

Noun

pianist m (plural pianiști, feminine equivalent pianistă)

1. pianist

Declension

Declension of pianist

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) pianist	pianistul	(niște) pianiști	pianiștii
genitive/dative	(unui) pianist	pianistului	(unor) pianiști	pianiștilor
vocative	pianistule		pianiștilor

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pijaníːst/

Noun

pianȋst m anim

1. pianist

Inflection

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	pianíst
gen. sing.	pianísta
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	pianíst	pianísta	pianísti
accusative	pianísta	pianísta	pianíste
genitive	pianísta	pianístov	pianístov
dative	pianístu	pianístoma	pianístom
locative	pianístu	pianístih	pianístih
instrumental	pianístom	pianístoma	pianísti

Further reading

• “pianist”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Swedish

Etymology

Equivalent to piano +‎ -ist.

Noun

pianist c

1. pianist

Declension

Declension of pianist
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	pianist	pianisten	pianister	pianisterna
Genitive	pianists	pianistens	pianisters	pianisternas