Piano

See also: piano, pianó, píanó, and pi-a-nô

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Piano.

Proper noun

Piano (plural Pianos)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Piano is the 30442nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 767 individuals. Piano is most common among White (72.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (22.16%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

German

ein Piano

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian piano, from Latin plānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈaːno/
  • (file)

Noun

Piano n (strong, genitive Pianos, plural Pianos)

  1. (chiefly literary or exalted) piano (musical instrument)
    Synonym: Klavier

Usage notes

  • Although Klavier is the commoner word in all contexts, it would not be unusual to say of a renowned pianist:

Er ist ein Meister am Piano.He’s a master of the piano. However, it would be likely to sound odd if the word were used in non-professional contexts, such as referring to a piano in one’s living-room or to one’s child’s piano lessons.

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

Piano n (strong, genitive Pianos, plural Pianos or Piani)

  1. (music) soft passage, piano passage

Declension

Hunsrik

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese piano, from Italian piano.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰiˈa(ː)no/

Noun

Piano m (plural Pianos)

  1. piano
    Er spield Piano.
    He plays piano.

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived in a plain, from piano (plain, flatland).

Proper noun

Piano m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Anagrams

Plautdietsch

Noun

Piano f (plural Pianos)

  1. piano
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