sordino
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
sordino (plural sordinos or sordini)
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sordino comes from the Italian sordo ("dull in tone, muffled") and sordamente (softly, gently, muffled).
Noun[edit]
sordino m (plural sordini)
- a mute for musical instruments; a sordine. For example, the mute instrument for the violin or the damper on the pianoforte
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- con sordini ("with mutes")
- con sordino ("with mute")
- senza sordini ("without mutes")
- senza sordino ("without mute")
- sordini levati ("lift mutes")
Related terms[edit]
- sordina (f)
Further reading[edit]
- Sordino in Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation... by Louis Charles Elson. 1905. p. 244.[1]