piano
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Short form of pianoforte, from Italian pianoforte, from piano (“soft”) + forte (“strong”). So named because it could produce a wide range of varied volumes note-by-note, in contrast to older keyboard instruments, notably the harpsichord. Doublet of llano, plain, and plane.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
piano (plural pianos or piani)
- (music) a percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings [from 1803]
- Synonym: pianoforte (dated)
- 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.
- Coordinate terms: cembalo, clavichord, fortepiano, harpsichord, organ, synthesizer, synth
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AdjectiveEdit
piano (comparative more piano, superlative most piano)
- (music) soft, quiet
- in extended use; quiet, subdued
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, page 160:
- ‘Tradecraft, Chris,’ Enderby put in, who liked his bit of jargon, and Martindale, still piano, shot him a glance of admiration.
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, page 160:
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
piano (not comparable)
- (music) softly, as a musical direction (abbreviated to p. in sheet music) [from 17th c.]
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AlbanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
piano f (indefinite plural piano, definite singular pianoja, definite plural pianot)
AzerbaijaniEdit
Other scripts | ||
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Cyrillic | пиано | |
Roman | piano | |
Perso-Arabic |
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately from Italian piano.
NounEdit
piano (definite accusative pianonu, plural pianolar)
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | piano | pianolar |
definite accusative | pianonu | pianoları |
dative | pianoya | pianolara |
locative | pianoda | pianolarda |
ablative | pianodan | pianolardan |
definite genitive | pianonun | pianoların |
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
piano m (plural pianos)
CzechEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
piano n
DeclensionEdit
Further readingEdit
- piano in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- piano in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French piano, from Italian piano, shortening of pianoforte.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
piano f or n (plural piano's, diminutive pianootje n)
- (music) piano
- Synonym: pianoforte
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EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
piano (accusative singular pianon, plural pianoj, accusative plural pianojn)
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FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
piano
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of piano (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | piano | pianot | |
genitive | pianon | pianojen | |
partitive | pianoa | pianoja | |
illative | pianoon | pianoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | piano | pianot | |
accusative | nom. | piano | pianot |
gen. | pianon | ||
genitive | pianon | pianojen | |
partitive | pianoa | pianoja | |
inessive | pianossa | pianoissa | |
elative | pianosta | pianoista | |
illative | pianoon | pianoihin | |
adessive | pianolla | pianoilla | |
ablative | pianolta | pianoilta | |
allative | pianolle | pianoille | |
essive | pianona | pianoina | |
translative | pianoksi | pianoiksi | |
instructive | — | pianoin | |
abessive | pianotta | pianoitta | |
comitative | — | pianoineen |
Possessive forms of piano (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | pianoni | pianomme |
2nd person | pianosi | pianonne |
3rd person | pianonsa |
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CompoundsEdit
- konserttipiano
- pianohaitari
- pianoharmonikka
- pianokappale
- pianokonsertti
- pianokonsertto
- pianokoulu
- pianokvartetti
- pianokvartetto
- pianokvintetti
- pianokvintetto
- pianomusiikki
- pianonkieli
- piano-oppilas
- pianosolisti
- pianosonaatti
- pianosoolo
- pianosovitus
- pianosävellys
- pianoteos
- pianotrio
- pianotunti
- pianotuoli
- sähköpiano
- taffelipiano
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Italian piano. Doublet of plain and plan.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
piano m (plural pianos)
- (music) piano
- 1986, “Il était une fois … une maison des musiciens [There Once Was… a House of Musicians]”, in Il était une fois … une petite grenouille [There Once Was… a Little Frog] (fiction), Paris: CLE International:
- Je n’aime pas le piano. Je préfère le football.
Hein ! Quoi ! Et tu me dis ça à moi, le grand professeur Trompette ? Tiens ! Répète ta leçon cinq fois ! Non, dix fois !
Je déteste le piano !- I don’t like the piano. I like football more.
Huh? What? And you’re telling that to me, the great professor Trumpet? Alright then! Repeat what you’ve learned five times! No, ten times!
I hate the piano!
- I don’t like the piano. I like football more.
- Je n’aime pas le piano. Je préfère le football.
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “piano” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin plānus, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
piano (feminine singular piana, masculine plural piani, feminine plural piane)
See alsoEdit
NounEdit
piano m (plural piani)
- plane
- floor, storey (British), story (US) (of a building)
- plan, tactic, stratagem, scheme, plot
- (music) piano, as short for pianoforte
SynonymsEdit
AdverbEdit
piano (superlative pianissimo)
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- piano1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- piano2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- piano3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
AnagramsEdit
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
piano
MarshalleseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English piano, short form of pianoforte, from Italian pianoforte, from piano (“soft”) + forte (“strong”). The Italian word piano is from Latin plānus, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-.
PronunciationEdit
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pʲiɑːnʲɔ], (enunciated) [pʲiɑ nʲɔ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pʲijæɰnʲɛw/
- Bender phonemes: {piyahnew}
NounEdit
piano (construct form pianoin)
- a piano
VerbEdit
piano (person noun ri-piano)
ReferencesEdit
NormanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English piano and French piano.
NounEdit
piano m (plural pianos)
Derived termsEdit
- pianiste (“pianist”)
Norwegian BokmålEdit
NounEdit
piano n (definite singular pianoet, indefinite plural piano or pianoer, definite plural pianoa or pianoene)
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Norwegian NynorskEdit
NounEdit
piano n (definite singular pianoet, indefinite plural piano, definite plural pianoa)
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PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
piano f
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Italian piano,[1] short form of pianoforte.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
piano
AdverbEdit
piano (comparative mais piano superlative o mais piano)
NounEdit
piano m (plural pianos)
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Hunsrik: Piano
ReferencesEdit
- ^ “piano” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2021.
SlovakEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
piano
- musical directive to play softly
NounEdit
piano m (genitive singular piana, nominative plural pianá, genitive plural pián, declension pattern of mesto)
DeclensionEdit
Further readingEdit
- piano in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Clipping of pianoforte.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
piano m (plural pianos)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “piano” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
piano n
DeclensionEdit
Declension of piano | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | piano | pianot | pianon | pianona |
Genitive | pianos | pianots | pianons | pianonas |
See alsoEdit
VepsEdit
EtymologyEdit
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NounEdit
piano
InflectionEdit
Inflection of piano | |||
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nominative sing. | piano | ||
genitive sing. | pianon | ||
partitive sing. | pianod | ||
partitive plur. | pianoid | ||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | piano | pianod | |
accusative | pianon | pianod | |
genitive | pianon | pianoiden | |
partitive | pianod | pianoid | |
essive-instructive | pianon | pianoin | |
translative | pianoks | pianoikš | |
inessive | pianos | pianoiš | |
elative | pianospäi | pianoišpäi | |
illative | ? | pianoihe | |
adessive | pianol | pianoil | |
ablative | pianolpäi | pianoilpäi | |
allative | pianole | pianoile | |
abessive | pianota | pianoita | |
comitative | pianonke | pianoidenke | |
prolative | pianodme | pianoidme | |
approximative I | pianonno | pianoidenno | |
approximative II | pianonnoks | pianoidennoks | |
egressive | pianonnopäi | pianoidennopäi | |
terminative I | ? | pianoihesai | |
terminative II | pianolesai | pianoilesai | |
terminative III | pianossai | — | |
additive I | ? | pianoihepäi | |
additive II | pianolepäi | pianoilepäi |
ReferencesEdit
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “пианино”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika