pianoforte

See also: piano-forte

English

Alternative forms

• piano-forte

Etymology

From Italian pianoforte.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /piˌænəʊˈfɔːteɪ/, /piˌænəʊˈfɔːt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /piˈænəfɔɹt/, /piˌænəˈfɔɹteɪ/, /piˌænəˈfɔɹti/

Noun

pianoforte (plural pianofortes or pianoforti)

1. (music, dated) A piano. [from 1767]

Derived terms

• piano
• pianofortist

Translations

Piano

• Armenian: դաշնամուր (hy) (dašnamur)
• Chinese:

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• Czech: břinkotruhla f, klapkobřinkostroj (cs) m
• Finnish: pianoforte (fi)
• Georgian: ფორტეპიანო (ka) (porṭeṗiano)
• Icelandic: slagharpa f (rare), píanó (is) n, fortepíanó n (dated)

• Ido: piano (io)
• Japanese: ピアノフォルテ (ja) (pianoforute)
• Lithuanian: fortepijonas (lt)
• Persian: پیانو فورته‎ (piâno forte)
• Russian: фортепиа́но (ru) (fortɛpiáno)

Further reading

• piano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• fortepiano

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Italian

Etymology

piano +‎ forte

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjanoˈfɔrte/
• Rhymes: -ɔrte

Noun

pianoforte m (plural pianoforti)

1. (music) piano, pianoforte

Descendants

• → English: pianoforte

Further reading

• pianoforte on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it