piano

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 See also 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Related terms 1.4.2 Translations 2 Albanian 2.1 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 4 Esperanto 4.1 Noun 5 Finnish 5.1 Noun 5.1.1 Declension 6 French 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Noun 7 Italian 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Adjective 7.3 Noun 7.3.1 Synonyms 7.4 Adverb 7.5 Related terms 8 Japanese 8.1 Noun 9 Norwegian 9.1 Noun 10 Portuguese 10.1 Adjective 10.2 Noun 10.2.1 Related terms 11 Slovak 11.1 Adverb 12 Spanish 12.1 Pronunciation 12.2 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US)
  • IPA: /piˈæ.noʊ̯/
  • SAMPA: /"pj{noU/

[edit] Etymology

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.

[edit] Noun

piano (plural pianos)

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.

[edit] Usage notes

Piano is now the usual term for the musical instrument. Pianoforte is old-fashioned.

[edit] Synonyms

• pianoforte (dated)

[edit] Derived terms

electric piano grand piano pianola

pianist piano player player piano

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[edit] See also

• cembalo
• clavier
• fortepiano
• harpsichord
• organ
• synthesizer, synth

[edit] Adjective

piano

1. (music) Soft. Used as a dynamic directive in 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.

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• mezzo piano
• mp
• pianissimo
• pp

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piano f. (indefinite plural pianot, definite singular pianoja)

1. piano

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piano c. (plural piano's, diminutive pianootje, diminutive plural pianootjes)

1. piano

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Wikipedia ^eo

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piano (plural pianoj, accusative singular pianon, accusative plural pianojn)

1. piano

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[edit] Finnish

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piano

1. piano

[edit] Declension

Declension of piano (type valo) singular plural nominative piano pianot genitive pianon pianojen partitive pianoa pianoja accusative piano pianon pianot inessive pianossa pianoissa elative pianosta pianoista illative pianoon pianoihin adessive pianolla pianoilla ablative pianolta pianoilta allative pianolle pianoille essive pianona pianoina translative pianoksi pianoiksi instructive – pianoin abessive pianotta pianoitta comitative – pianoineen

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[edit] French

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• IPA: /pja.nɔ/, SAMPA: /pja.nO/

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piano m. (plural pianos)

1. piano

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

Latin planus

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piano m (f piana, m plural piani, f plural piane)

1. plane
2. plain, soft
3. penultimate accented

[edit] Noun

piano m. (plural piani)

1. plane
2. floor, storey (British), story (US: of a building)
3. plan
4. piano (musical instrument)

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• progetto
• proposito

[edit] Adverb

piano

1. slowly
2. carefully

[edit] Related terms

• piana
• pianificazione
• pianista
• pianola
• piano piano / pian piano

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[edit] Japanese

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piano (katakana ピアノ)

1. piano

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piano n. (definite singular pianoet; indefinite plural pianoer; definite plural pianoa/pianoene)

1. piano

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[edit] Portuguese

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piano

1. piano.

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piano m.

1. piano.

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pianista

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piano m.

1. musical directive to play softly

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpja̯.no/

[edit] Noun

piano m. (plural pianos)

1. piano