pianist

See also: Pianist

English

Frau am Klavier, Renoir (1875)

Etymology

From French pianiste, from Italian pianista. Analyzable as piano + -ist.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpi.ənɪst/
  • (file)
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpi.ənɪst/, /piˈænɪst/
  • Rhymes: (US, Canada) -ænɪst
  • Hyphenation: pi‧a‧nist

Noun

pianist (plural pianists)

  1. A person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.
    By the time she became the world's greatest pianist, she had already practised for thousands of hours on her prized piano.
  2. (WWII) A spy using radio or wireless telegraphy to keep in touch with headquarters during the Second World War.

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Dutch

Etymology

From French pianiste, from Italian pianista. Equivalent to piano + -ist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpi.aːˈnɪst/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: pi‧a‧nist
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

pianist m (plural pianisten, diminutive pianistje n, feminine pianiste)

  1. pianist

Synonyms

  • pianospeler

Derived terms

  • barpianist
  • concertpianist
  • pianistisch

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

pianist m (definite singular pianisten, indefinite plural pianister, definite plural pianistene)

  1. pianist

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

pianist m (definite singular pianisten, indefinite plural pianistar, definite plural pianistane)

  1. pianist

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pianiste. Equivalent to pian + -ist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pi.aˈnist]

Noun

pianist m (plural pianiști, feminine equivalent pianistă)

  1. pianist

Declension

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pijaníːst/

Noun

pianȋst m anim

  1. pianist

Inflection

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Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing. pianíst
gen. sing. pianísta
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
pianíst pianísta pianísti
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
pianísta pianístov pianístov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
pianístu pianístoma pianístom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
pianísta pianísta pianíste
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
pianístu pianístih pianístih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
pianístom pianístoma pianísti

Further reading

  • pianist”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Etymology

Equivalent to piano + -ist.

Noun

pianist c

  1. pianist

Declension

Declension of pianist 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pianist pianisten pianister pianisterna
Genitive pianists pianistens pianisters pianisternas

References

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