sordina

Estonian

Noun

sordina

1. essive singular of sort

Italian

Etymology

Diminutive of sorda, feminine of sordo (“mute; muted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sorˈdi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: sor‧dì‧na

Noun

sordina f (plural sordine)

1. a mute device for musical instruments, such as the damper or soft pedal on the piano

Related terms

• sordino m

Further reading

• Sordina. in Glossary of Music terms[1]
• Sordina. in Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation... by Louis Charles Elson. 1905. p. 244.[2]

Anagrams

• sdraino

Spanish

Etymology

Probably a borrowing from Italian sordina.

Noun

sordina f (plural sordinas)

1. (music) mute; muffler

Derived terms

• a la sordina

 

Related terms

• sordo

 

Further reading

• “sordina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014