piano
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Short form of pianoforte, from Italian pianoforte, from piano (“soft”) + forte (“strong”). So named because it could produce a wide range of varied volumes note-by-note, in contrast to older keyboard instruments, notably the harpsichord. Doublet of llano, plain, and plane.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
piano (plural pianos or piani)
- (music) a percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings [from 1803]
- Synonym: (dated) pianoforte
- The piano in his house takes up a lot of space.
- She has been taking lessons for many years and now plays piano very well.
- Coordinate terms: cembalo, clavichord, fortepiano, harpsichord, organ, synthesizer, synth
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Translations[edit]
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Verb[edit]
piano (third-person singular simple present pianos, present participle pianoing, simple past and past participle pianoed)
- To play the piano.
- 1967, Harry F. Chaplin, A McCrae Miscellany, page 41:
- Anyhow I pianoed to my own ear, and had no thought at that time for an audience.
- 1978, Bertha Harris, Confessions of Cherubino, page 96:
- Who comforted me with Madeleines and lime tea, with whipped cream in my cocoa in far off Ann Arbor while others selfishly fiddled, bassooned, pianoed only for their own ugly self-advancement!
- 2008, John Gruen, Callas Kissed Me...Lenny Too!, page 138:
- John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Arnold Weinstein, and others came to the house, taping their poems as I pianoed and zithered and drummed away.
- 2020, Becky Manawatu, Auē, page 139:
- We guitared and drummed and head banged and pianoed.
- (of or with fingers) To move (the fingers) up and down on, similar to the motions of a pianist playing the piano.
- 2013, Ann Blair Kloman, A Diamond to Die For, page 29:
- He just stared at her, leaned back in his chair and pianoed his fingers along the tablecloth.
- 2017, Kim Michele Richardson, The Sisters of Glass Ferry:
- “Jean, it ain't right how you separated those two,” he said, and pianoed the little coffin with his fingers, tapping out his grievance.
- 2020, Simon Lelic, The Search Party:
- The superintendent pianoed his fingers on the surface of a nearby desk.
- 2021, Emilya Naymark, Hide in Place:
- Holly pianoed her fingers over her throat.
- To equip with a piano.
- 1889, The Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer, page 128:
- Other buildings will also be erected and pianoed by the same architect.
- 1892, The Japan Daily Mail - Volume 18, page 772:
- A tabernacle has been built, burnt, rebuilt, electric lighted, organed, pianoed, and frequently filled — all during the last two years.
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
piano (not comparable)
- (music) softly, as a musical direction (abbreviated to p. in sheet music) [from 17th c.]
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Translations[edit]
Adjective[edit]
piano (comparative more piano, superlative most piano)
- (music) soft, quiet
- in extended use; quiet, subdued
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, page 160:
- ‘Tradecraft, Chris,’ Enderby put in, who liked his bit of jargon, and Martindale, still piano, shot him a glance of admiration.
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, page 160:
Verb[edit]
piano (third-person singular simple present pianos, present participle pianoing, simple past and past participle pianoed)
- To become softer and less intense.
- 1839, Rosina Doyle Bulwer afterwards Bulwer Lytton (Baroness Lytton.), Cheveley; Or, The Man of Honour, page 385:
- “You know, Mrs. Wrigglechops,” pianoed Miss Drucilla , even more meekly and mildly than before, "the ace is either one or eleven."
- 2000, David R. Beasley, Aspects of Love: Three novellas, page 83:
- His tone pianoed on intimacy.
- 2009, David Lau, Virgil and the Mountain Cat, page 61:
- A day pianoed, swelled acutest, pianoed.
Further reading[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Albanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
piano f (indefinite plural piano, definite singular pianoja, definite plural pianot)
Azerbaijani[edit]
Cyrillic | пиано | |
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Perso-Arabic |
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Italian piano.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
piano (definite accusative pianonu, plural pianolar)
Declension[edit]
Declension of piano | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | piano |
pianolar | ||||||
definite accusative | pianonu |
pianoları | ||||||
dative | pianoya |
pianolara | ||||||
locative | pianoda |
pianolarda | ||||||
ablative | pianodan |
pianolardan | ||||||
definite genitive | pianonun |
pianoların |
Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
piano m (plural pianos)
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
piano n
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- piano in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- piano in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French piano, from Italian piano, shortening of pianoforte.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
piano f or n (plural piano's, diminutive pianootje n)
- (music) piano
- Synonym: pianoforte
Derived terms[edit]
Esperanto[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
piano (accusative singular pianon, plural pianoj, accusative plural pianojn)
Derived terms[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
piano
Declension[edit]
Inflection of piano (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | piano | pianot | |
genitive | pianon | pianojen | |
partitive | pianoa | pianoja | |
illative | pianoon | pianoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | piano | pianot | |
accusative | nom. | piano | pianot |
gen. | pianon | ||
genitive | pianon | pianojen | |
partitive | pianoa | pianoja | |
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 |
Possessive forms of piano (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | pianoni | pianomme |
2nd person | pianosi | pianonne |
3rd person | pianonsa |
Derived terms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
- konserttipiano
- pianohaitari
- pianoharmonikka
- pianokappale
- pianokonsertti
- pianokonsertto
- pianokoulu
- pianokvartetti
- pianokvartetto
- pianokvintetti
- pianokvintetto
- pianomusiikki
- pianonkieli
- piano-oppilas
- pianosolisti
- pianosonaatti
- pianosoolo
- pianosovitus
- pianosävellys
- pianoteos
- pianotrio
- pianotunti
- pianotuoli
- sähköpiano
- taffelipiano
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian piano. Doublet of plain and plan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
piano m (plural pianos)
- (music) piano
- Il joue du piano avec compétence.
- He plays the piano competently.
- 1986, “Il était une fois … une maison des musiciens [There Once Was… a House of Musicians]”, in Il était une fois … une petite grenouille [There Once Was… a Little Frog] (fiction), Paris: CLE International:
- Je n’aime pas le piano. Je préfère le football.
Hein ! Quoi ! Et tu me dis ça à moi, le grand professeur Trompette ? Tiens ! Répète ta leçon cinq fois ! Non, dix fois !
Je déteste le piano !- I don’t like the piano. I like football more.
Huh? What? And you’re telling that to me, the great professor Trumpet? Alright then! Repeat what you’ve learned five times! No, ten times!
I hate the piano!
- I don’t like the piano. I like football more.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “piano”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin plānus, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
piano (feminine piana, masculine plural piani, feminine plural piane, superlative pianissimo)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Noun[edit]
piano m (plural piani)
- plane
- floor, storey (British), story (US) (of a building)
- plan, tactic, stratagem, scheme, plot
- (music) piano, as short for pianoforte
Synonyms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
piano (superlative pianissimo)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- piano1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- piano2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- piano3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
piano (feminine piana, masculine plural piani, feminine plural piane)
- (relational) of any of the popes named Pius; Pian
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
piano
- third-person plural present indicative of piare (“to chirp, to cheep”)
Anagrams[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
piano
Marshallese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English piano, short form of pianoforte, from Italian pianoforte, from piano (“soft”) + forte (“strong”). The Italian word piano is from Latin plānus, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pʲiɑːnʲɔ], (enunciated) [pʲiɑ nʲɔ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pʲijæɰnʲɛw/
- Bender phonemes: {piyahnew}
Noun[edit]
piano (construct form pianoin)
- a piano
Verb[edit]
piano (person noun ri-piano)
References[edit]
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English piano and French piano.
Noun[edit]
piano m (plural pianos)
Derived terms[edit]
- pianiste (“pianist”)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
piano n (definite singular pianoet, indefinite plural piano or pianoer, definite plural pianoa or pianoene)
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
piano n (definite singular pianoet, indefinite plural piano, definite plural pianoa)
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Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
piano f
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian piano,[1] short form of pianoforte. Doublet of plano, chão, and porão.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
piano
Adverb[edit]
piano (comparative mais piano superlative o mais piano)
Noun[edit]
piano m (plural pianos)
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Hunsrik: Piano
References[edit]
- ^ “piano” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2022.
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from Italian piano.
Adverb[edit]
piano
Slovak[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
piano
- musical directive to play softly
Noun[edit]
piano m (genitive singular piana, nominative plural pianá, genitive plural pián, declension pattern of mesto)
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- piano in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clipping of pianoforte.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
piano m (plural pianos)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “piano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
piano n
Declension[edit]
Declension of piano | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | piano | pianot | pianon | pianona |
Genitive | pianos | pianots | pianons | pianonas |
See also[edit]
Veps[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
piano
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of piano | |||
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nominative sing. | piano | ||
genitive sing. | pianon | ||
partitive sing. | pianod | ||
partitive plur. | pianoid | ||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | piano | pianod | |
accusative | pianon | pianod | |
genitive | pianon | pianoiden | |
partitive | pianod | pianoid | |
essive-instructive | pianon | pianoin | |
translative | pianoks | pianoikš | |
inessive | pianos | pianoiš | |
elative | pianospäi | pianoišpäi | |
illative | ? | pianoihe | |
adessive | pianol | pianoil | |
ablative | pianolpäi | pianoilpäi | |
allative | pianole | pianoile | |
abessive | pianota | pianoita | |
comitative | pianonke | pianoidenke | |
prolative | pianodme | pianoidme | |
approximative I | pianonno | pianoidenno | |
approximative II | pianonnoks | pianoidennoks | |
egressive | pianonnopäi | pianoidennopäi | |
terminative I | ? | pianoihesai | |
terminative II | pianolesai | pianoilesai | |
terminative III | pianossai | — | |
additive I | ? | pianoihepäi | |
additive II | pianolepäi | pianoilepäi |
References[edit]
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “пианино”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
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