piano

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EtymologyEdit

Short form of pianoforte, from Italian piano (“soft”) + forte (“strong”). So named because older keyboard instruments, notably the harpsichord and the clavier, could not produce varied volumes.

PronunciationEdit

Noun and Adjective

• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /piˈænoʊ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /piˈænəʊ/

Adverb

• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /piˈɑnoʊ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /piˈɑːnəʊ/

NounEdit

piano (plural pianos or piani)

An upright piano

A grand piano

1. (music) A keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings.

   The piano in his house takes up a lot of space.

   She has been taking lessons for many years and now plays piano very well.

   He can play "Happy Birthday" on the piano.

   Most of the works by Frédéric Chopin are for the piano.

SynonymsEdit

• pianoforte (dated)

Coordinate termsEdit

• (keyboard instrument): cembalo, clavier, fortepiano, harpsichord, organ, synthesizer, synth

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

AdjectiveEdit

piano (comparative more piano, superlative most piano)

1. (music) Soft, quiet.
2. In extended use; quiet, subdued.
   • 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, p. 160:

     ‘Tradecraft, Chris,’ Enderby put in, who liked his bit of jargon, and Martindale, still piano, shot him a glance of admiration.

AdverbEdit

Piano notation.

piano (not comparable)

1. (music) Softly, as a musical direction (abbreviated to p. in sheet music). [from 17th c.]

Related termsEdit

• mezzo piano
• mp
• pianissimo
• pp

TranslationsEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /piˈanɔ/

NounEdit

piano f (indefinite plural piano, definite singular pianoja, definite plural pianot)

1. piano

EtymologyEdit

From Italian piano.

NounEdit

piano (definite accusative pianonu, plural pianolar)

1. piano

DeclensionEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /piˈaːnoː/

• audio

  (file)

NounEdit

piano c (plural piano's, diminutive pianootje n)

1. piano

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NounEdit

piano (plural pianoj, accusative singular pianon, accusative plural pianojn)

1. piano

NounEdit

piano

1. piano

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

• konserttipiano
• pianisti
• pianomusiikki
• pianotuoli

AnagramsEdit

• apoin, paino, paoin, pinoa, ponia

PronunciationEdit

• audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /pja.no/

NounEdit

piano m (plural pianos)

1. piano

EtymologyEdit

From Latin planus.

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

  (file)

AdjectiveEdit

piano m (feminine piana, masculine plural piani, feminine plural piane)

1. plane
2. plain
3. soft
4. penultimate accented

NounEdit

piano m (plural piani)

1. plane
2. floor, storey (British), story (US) (of a building)
3. plan, tactic, stratagem, scheme, plot
4. piano (musical instrument)

SynonymsEdit

• progetto
• proposito

AdverbEdit

piano

1. slowly
2. carefully

Related termsEdit

• piana
• pianificazione
• pianista
• pianola
• piano piano / pian piano

AnagramsEdit

• opina

RomanizationEdit

piano

1. rōmaji reading of ピアノ

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from English and French piano.

NounEdit

piano m (plural pianos)

1. (music) piano

Derived termsEdit

• pianiste (“pianist”)

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NounEdit

piano n (definite singular pianoet, indefinite plural piano or pianoer, definite plural pianoa or pianoene)

1. a piano

NounEdit

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piano n (definite singular pianoet, indefinite plural piano, definite plural pianoa)

1. a piano

piano

EtymologyEdit

From Italian piano, short form of pianoforte.

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpjɐnu/
• Hyphenation: pi‧a‧no

AdjectiveEdit

piano

1. piano

AdverbEdit

piano (comparative mais piano superlative o mais piano)

1. (music) piano, soft
2. (music) piano, slowly

NounEdit

piano m (plural pianos)

1. piano

Related termsEdit

• pianista

AdverbEdit

piano

1. musical directive to play softly

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈpja̯.no/

NounEdit

piano m (plural pianos)

1. piano

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

  (file)

NounEdit

piano n

1. a piano

DeclensionEdit

See alsoEdit

• ta det piano