Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 8128 6798451 2009-06-14T03:46:29Z 80.0.209.3 t+kl:[[klaveri]] t-balance ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]]) {{also|Piano|pianó|piáno|píanó}} ==English== {{wikipedia}} ===Pronunciation=== * {{a|US}} ** {{IPA|/piˈæ.noʊ̯/}} ** {{SAMPA|/"pj{noU/}} ===Etymology=== Short form of ''[[pianoforte]]'', from Italian ''[[piano#Italian|piano]]'' (soft) + ''[[forte]]'' (strong). So named because older keyboard instruments, notably the [[harpsichord]] and the [[clavier]], could not produce varied volumes. ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # {{musical instruments}} A [[keyboard]] [[musical]] [[instrument]], usually ranging over seven [[octave]]s, with white and black keys, played by pressing these keys, causing [[hammer]]s to strike [[string]]s. ====Usage notes==== ''Piano'' is now the usual term for the musical instrument. ''Pianoforte'' is old-fashioned. ====Synonyms==== * [[pianoforte]] {{italbrac|dated}} ====Derived terms==== {{top2}} * [[electric piano]] * [[grand piano]] * [[pianola]] {{mid2}} * [[pianist]] * [[piano player]] * [[player piano]] {{bottom}} ====Translations==== {{trans-top|a keyboard musical instrument}} * Arabic: {{Arab|[[بيانو]]}} (biyāno) {{m}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|դաշնամուր|tr=dašnamur|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Bosnian: {{t-|bs|klavir|m}} * Chinese: {{zh-ts|[[鋼琴]]|[[钢琴]]}} ([[gāngqín]]) * Czech: [[klavír]] {{m}}, [[piáno]] {{n}} * Danish: [[klaver]] {{n}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|piano|m}} * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|piano|xs=Esperanto}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|piano}} * French: {{t+|fr|piano|m}} * German: {{t+|de|Klavier|n}}, {{t+|de|Piano|n}} * Greek: {{t+|el|πιάνο|n|tr=piáno|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|κλειδοκύμβαλο|n|tr=kleidokýmvalo|sc=Grek}} * [[Greenlandic]]: {{t|kl|klaveri}} * Hebrew: [[פסנתר]] {{m}} (psanter, after an unknown musical instrument mentioned in the [[w:book of Daniel|book of Daniel]]) * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|zongora}} * Icelandic: [[píanó]] {{n}}, [[slagharpa]] {{f}}, [[fortepíanó]] {{n}} * Irish: [[pianó]] {{m}} * Italian: {{t+|it|pianoforte|m}}, {{t+|it|piano|m}} * Japanese: {{t+|ja|ピアノ|tr=piano|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-mid}} * Korean: [[피아노]] (piano) * Latin: [[clavile]] {{n}} * Latvian: {{t-|lv|klavieres|xs=Latvian}} {{g|Latvian}} * Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|pianinas|xs=Lithuanian}} * [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|пијано|n|tr=pijáno|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}, {{t-|mk|клавир|m|tr=klávir|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}} * [[Nahuatl]]: {{t+|nah|pianotli|xs=Nahuatl}} * Norwegian: {{t-|no|piano|n}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|pianino|n}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|piano|m}} * Romanian: {{t+|ro|pian|n}} * Russian: [[пианино]] (pianíno) {{n}}, [[рояль]] (rojál’) {{m}} * Serbian: *: Cyrillic: [[клавир]] {{m}} *: Roman: [[klavir#Serbian|klavir]] {{m}} * Slovak: {{t-|sk|klavír|m}} * Slovene: {{t+|sl|klavir|m}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|piano|m}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|piano|n}} * Thai: {{Thai|[[เปียโน]]}} (piano) * Turkish: {{t+|tr|piyano}} {{trans-bottom}} ===See also=== * [[cembalo]] * [[clavier]] * [[harpsichord]] * [[organ]] * [[synthesizer]], [[synth]] ===Adjective=== '''piano''' # {{music}} [[soft|Soft]]. Used as a [[w:Dynamics (music)|dynamic]] directive in [[w:sheet music|sheet music]] in its abbreviated form, ''{p.}'', to indicate lowering the volume of the music. In the pianoforte this is done by pressing the instrument's keys more lightly. ====Translations==== {{trans-top|soft}} * German: {{t+|de|piano}} * Icelandic: [[veikur]] {{m}}, [[veik]] {{f}}, [[veikt]] {{n}} *: (it is most often used in neuter; i.e. ''veikt'') *:: Spilaðu lagið veikt. — ''Play the song piano.'' {{trans-mid}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|piano}} * Slovak: {{t-|sk|piano}} {{trans-bottom}} ===Related terms=== * [[mezzo-piano]] * [[mp]] * [[pianissimo]] [[Category:Musical instruments]] ---- ==Albanian== ===Noun=== {{sq-noun|f|pianot|pianoja}} # {{l|en|piano}} ---- ==Dutch== ===Pronunciation=== * {{audio|Nl-piano.ogg|audio}} ===Noun=== '''piano''' {{m}} # piano ---- ==Esperanto== ===Noun=== {{eo-noun}} # piano ---- ==Finnish== ===Noun=== {{infl|fi|noun}} # [[#English|piano]] ====Declension==== {{fi-decl-valo|pian}} ---- ==French== ===Pronunciation=== * {{audio|Fr-piano.ogg|audio}} * {{IPA|/pja.nɔ/|lang=fr}}, {{SAMPA|/pja.nO/}} ===Noun=== {{fr-noun|m}} # [[#English|piano]] ---- ==Italian== ===Etymology=== Latin ''[[planus]]'' ===Adjective=== {{it-adj|pian}} # [[plane]] # [[plain]], soft # [[penultimate]] accented ===Noun=== {{it-noun|pian|m|o|i}} # [[plane]] # [[floor]], [[storey]] (''British''), [[story]] (''US: of a building'') # [[plan]] # [[piano]] (''musical instrument'') ====Synonyms==== * [[progetto]] * [[proposito]] ===Adverb=== '''piano''' # [[slowly]] # [[carefully]] ===Related terms=== * [[piana]] * [[pianificazione]] * [[pianista]] * [[pianola]] * [[piano piano]] / [[pian piano]] ---- ==Japanese== ===Noun=== {{ja-noun|r|kata=ピアノ|hidx=ひあの''}} # piano ---- ==Norwegian== ===Noun=== {{no-noun-n4}} # [[#English|piano]] ---- ==Portuguese== ===Adjective=== '''piano''' # [[#English|piano]]. ===Noun=== '''piano''' {{m}} # [[#English|piano]]. ====Related terms==== {{top2}} * [[pianista]] {{mid2}} {{bottom}} [[Category:Portuguese adjectives]] [[Category:Portuguese nouns]] ---- ==Slovak== ===Adverb=== : '''piano''' {{m}} # musical directive to play softly ---- ==Spanish== ===Pronunciation=== * {{IPA|/ˈpja̯.no/|lang=es}} ===Noun=== {{es-noun-m}} # [[#English|piano]] [[Category:es:Musical instruments]] [[az:piano]] [[zh-min-nan:piano]] [[ca:piano]] [[de:piano]] [[el:piano]] [[es:piano]] [[fa:piano]] [[fr:piano]] [[fy:piano]] [[gl:piano]] [[ko:piano]] [[io:piano]] [[id:piano]] [[it:piano]] [[sw:piano]] [[ku:piano]] [[lo:piano]] [[hu:piano]] [[nl:piano]] [[ja:piano]] [[pl:piano]] [[pt:piano]] [[ro:piano]] [[ru:piano]] [[simple:piano]] [[fi:piano]] [[sv:piano]] [[te:piano]] [[th:piano]] [[tr:piano]] [[vi:piano]] [[vo:piano]] [[zh:piano]]