Piano

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See also: piano, pianó, píanó, and pi-a-nô

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian Piano.

Proper noun[edit]

Piano (plural Pianos)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Derived terms[edit]

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Piano is the 30442nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 767 individuals. Piano is most common among White (72.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (22.16%) individuals.

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

German[edit]

German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de
ein Piano

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian piano, from Latin plānus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /piˈaːno/
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Noun[edit]

Piano n (strong, genitive Pianos, plural Pianos)

  1. (chiefly literary or exalted) piano (musical instrument)
    Synonym: Klavier

Usage notes[edit]

  • Although Klavier is the commoner word in all contexts, it would not be unusual to say of a renowned pianist:

Er ist ein Meister am Piano.He’s a master of the piano. However, it would be likely to sound odd if the word were used in non-professional contexts, such as referring to a piano in one’s living-room or to one’s child’s piano lessons.

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Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

Piano n (strong, genitive Pianos, plural Pianos or Piani)

  1. (music) soft passage, piano passage

Declension[edit]

Hunsrik[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese piano, from Italian piano.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Piano m (plural Pianos)

  1. piano
    Er spield Piano.
    He plays piano.

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology[edit]

Topographic surname for someone who lived in a plain, from piano (plain, flatland).

Proper noun[edit]

Piano m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Anagrams[edit]

Plautdietsch[edit]

Noun[edit]

Piano f (plural Pianos)

  1. piano