pianista

See also: pianistą

Asturian

Etymology

From pianu +‎ -ista.

Noun

pianista m or f (plural pianistes)

1. pianist

Further reading

• “pianista”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From piano +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pi.əˈnis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pi.aˈnis.ta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

pianista m or f by sense (plural pianistes)

1. pianist

Further reading

• “pianista”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “pianista”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “pianista” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pianista” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From piano +‎ -ista.

Noun

pianista m or f by sense (plural pianistas)

1. pianist

Further reading

• “pianista”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “pianista”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Italian

Etymology

From piano +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjaˈnis.ta/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: pia‧nì‧sta

Noun

pianista m or f by sense (masculine plural pianisti, feminine plural pianiste)

1. pianist

Further reading

• pianista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• ispanità, spianati, spiantai

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pianista or French pianiste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjaˈɲis.ta/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: pia‧nis‧ta

Noun

pianista m pers (female equivalent pianistka)

1. pianist (person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra)

Declension

Declension of pianista

	singular	plural
nominative	pianista	pianiści/pianisty (deprecative)
genitive	pianisty	pianistów
dative	pianiście	pianistom
accusative	pianistę	pianistów
instrumental	pianistą	pianistami
locative	pianiście	pianistach
vocative	pianisto	pianiści

Derived terms

nouns

• pianistyka

Related terms

adjectives

• pianistyczny

nouns

• pianino

Further reading

• pianista in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pianista in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From piano (“piano”) +‎ -ista (“-ist”), from Italian piano (“piano; flat”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -istɐ

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɐ̃ˈnis.tɐ/ [pɪ.ɐ̃ˈnis.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɐ̃ˈnis.tɐ/ [pɪ.ɐ̃ˈnis.tɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pi.ɐ̃ˈniʃ.tɐ/ [pɪ.ɐ̃ˈniʃ.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɐ̃ˈnis.ta/ [pɪ.ɐ̃ˈnis.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pjɐˈniʃ.tɐ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: pi‧a‧nis‧ta

Noun

pianista m or f by sense (plural pianistas)

1. pianist (piano player)

Further reading

• “pianista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pianista”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “pianista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From piano (“piano”) +‎ -ista (“-ist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjaˈnista/ [pjaˈnis.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: pia‧nis‧ta

Noun

pianista m or f by sense (plural pianistas)

1. pianist

Related terms

• pianismo

Descendants

• → Tagalog: piyanista

Further reading

• “pianista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025