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 (accusative singular pianon, plural pianoj, 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

§External linksEdit

• “piano” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

§EtymologyEdit

From Latin plānus.

§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