sordino

Italian

Etymology

Sordino comes from the Italian sordo ("dull in tone, muffled") and sordamente (softly, gently, muffled).

Noun

sordino m (plural sordini)

1. A mute for musical instruments; a sordine. For example, the mute instrument for the violin or the damper on the pianoforte.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• con sordini ("with mutes")
• con sordino ("with mute")
• senza sordini ("without mutes")

• senza sordino ("without mute")
• sordini levati ("lift mutes")

Related terms

• sordina (f)

References

• Sordino in Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation... by Louis Charles Elson. 1905. p. 244.[1]

Anagrams

• Sondrio, sordoni