piano

sq-noun

piano f (plural piano, definite pianoja, definite plural pianot)

piano (plural)
pianoja (definite)
pianot (definite plural)


piano

az-noun

piano (definite accusative pianonu, plural pianolar)

pianonu (accusative definite)
pianolar (plural)
pianom (first-person nominative possessive singular)
pianolarım (first-person nominative possessive singular)
pianon (nominative possessive second-person singular)
pianoların (nominative possessive second-person singular)
pianosu (nominative possessive singular third-person)
pianoları (nominative possessive singular third-person)
pianomuz (first-person nominative plural possessive)
pianolarımız (first-person nominative plural possessive)
pianonuz (nominative plural possessive second-person)
pianolarınız (nominative plural possessive second-person)
pianosu (nominative plural possessive third-person)
pianoları (nominative plural possessive third-person)
pianomu (accusative first-person possessive singular)
pianolarımı (accusative first-person possessive singular)
pianonu (accusative possessive second-person singular)
pianolarını (accusative possessive second-person singular)
pianosunu (accusative possessive singular third-person)
pianolarını (accusative possessive singular third-person)
pianomuzu (accusative first-person plural possessive)
pianolarımızı (accusative first-person plural possessive)
pianonuzu (accusative plural possessive second-person)
pianolarınızı (accusative plural possessive second-person)
pianosunu (accusative plural possessive third-person)
pianolarını (accusative plural possessive third-person)
pianoma (dative first-person possessive singular)
pianolarıma (dative first-person possessive singular)
pianona (dative possessive second-person singular)
pianolarına (dative possessive second-person singular)
pianosuna (dative possessive singular third-person)
pianolarına (dative possessive singular third-person)
pianomuza (dative first-person plural possessive)
pianolarımıza (dative first-person plural possessive)
pianonuza (dative plural possessive second-person)
pianolarınıza (dative plural possessive second-person)
pianosuna (dative plural possessive third-person)
pianolarına (dative plural possessive third-person)
pianomda (first-person locative possessive singular)
pianolarımda (first-person locative possessive singular)
pianonda (locative possessive second-person singular)
pianolarında (locative possessive second-person singular)
pianosunda (locative possessive singular third-person)
pianolarında (locative possessive singular third-person)
pianomuzda (first-person locative plural possessive)
pianolarımızda (first-person locative plural possessive)
pianonuzda (locative plural possessive second-person)
pianolarınızda (locative plural possessive second-person)
pianosunda (locative plural possessive third-person)
pianolarında (locative plural possessive third-person)
pianomdan (ablative first-person possessive singular)
pianolarımdan (ablative first-person possessive singular)
pianondan (ablative possessive second-person singular)
pianolarından (ablative possessive second-person singular)
pianosundan (ablative possessive singular third-person)
pianolarından (ablative possessive singular third-person)
pianomuzdan (ablative first-person plural possessive)
pianolarımızdan (ablative first-person plural possessive)
pianonuzdan (ablative plural possessive second-person)
pianolarınızdan (ablative plural possessive second-person)
pianosundan (ablative plural possessive third-person)
pianolarından (ablative plural possessive third-person)
pianomun (first-person genitive possessive singular)
pianolarımın (first-person genitive possessive singular)
pianonun (genitive possessive second-person singular)
pianolarının (genitive possessive second-person singular)
pianosunun (genitive possessive singular third-person)
pianolarının (genitive possessive singular third-person)
pianomuzun (first-person genitive plural possessive)
pianolarımızın (first-person genitive plural possessive)
pianonuzun (genitive plural possessive second-person)
pianolarınızın (genitive plural possessive second-person)
pianosunun (genitive plural possessive third-person)
pianolarının (genitive plural possessive third-person)


piano

piano (nominative singular)
piana (nominative plural)
piana (genitive singular)
pian (genitive plural)
pianu (dative singular)
pianům (dative plural)
piano (accusative singular)
piana (accusative plural)
piano (singular vocative)
piana (plural vocative)
pianě (locative singular)
pianu (locative singular)
pianech (locative plural)
pianem (instrumental singular)
piany (instrumental plural)


piano

nl-noun

piano f or n (plural piano's, diminutive pianootje n)

piano's (plural)
pianootje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French piano, from Italian piano, shortening of pianoforte.


piano

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.

(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.

en-noun

piano (plural pianos or (archaic) pianoes)

pianos (plural)
pianoes (archaic plural)

Clipping 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.


piano

Anyhow I pianoed to my own ear, and had no thought at that time for an audience.

1967, Harry F. Chaplin, A McCrae Miscellany, page 41:

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!

1978, Bertha Harris, Confessions of Cherubino, page 96:

John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Arnold Weinstein, and others came to the house, taping their poems as I pianoed and zithered and drummed away.

2008, John Gruen, Callas Kissed Me...Lenny Too!, page 138:

We guitared and drummed and head banged and pianoed.

He just stared at her, leaned back in his chair and pianoed his fingers along the tablecloth.

2013, Ann Blair Kloman, A Diamond to Die For, page 29:

“Jean, it ain't right how you separated those two,” he said, and pianoed the little coffin with his fingers, tapping out his grievance.

2017, Kim Michele Richardson, The Sisters of Glass Ferry:

The superintendent pianoed his fingers on the surface of a nearby desk.

Holly pianoed her fingers over her throat.

(of or with fingers) To move (the fingers) up and down on, similar to the motions of a pianist playing the piano.

Other buildings will also be erected and pianoed by the same architect.

1889, The Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer, page 128:

A tabernacle has been built, burnt, rebuilt, electric lighted, organed, pianoed, and frequently filled — all during the last two years.

1892, The Japan Daily Mail - Volume 18, page 772:

en-verb

piano (third-person singular simple present pianos, present participle pianoing, simple past and past participle pianoed)

pianos (present singular third-person)
pianoing (participle present)
pianoed (participle past)
pianoed (past)


piano

(abbreviation) p

(music) Softly, as a dynamic in a piece of music.

en-adv

piano (comparative more piano, superlative most piano)

more piano (comparative)
most piano (superlative)


piano

“Oh! yes, yes, there is not a word to be said against James Benwick[…]that soft sort of manner does not do him justice.”[…]
“Well, well, ladies are the best judges; but James Benwick is rather too piano for me[…]”

1817 (date written), [Jane Austen], chapter XVIII, in Persuasion; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume IV, London: John Murray, […], 20 December 1817 (indicated as 1818), →OCLC:

‘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, published 2010, page 160:

(in extended use) Gentle, soft, subdued.


piano

“You know, Mrs. Wrigglechops,” pianoed Miss Drucilla , even more meekly and mildly than before, "the ace is either one or eleven."

1839, Rosina Doyle Bulwer afterwards Bulwer Lytton (Baroness Lytton.), Cheveley; Or, The Man of Honour, page 385:

His tone pianoed on intimacy.

2000, David R. Beasley, Aspects of Love: Three novellas, page 83:

A day pianoed, swelled acutest, pianoed.

2009, David Lau, Virgil and the Mountain Cat, page 61:


piano

eo-head

piano (accusative singular pianon, plural pianoj, accusative plural pianojn)

pianon (accusative singular)
pianoj (plural)
pianojn (accusative plural)


piano

piano (nominative singular)
pianot (nominative plural)
piano (accusative nominative singular)
pianot (accusative nominative plural)
pianon (accusative genitive singular)
pianot (accusative genitive plural)
pianon (genitive singular)
pianojen (genitive plural)
pianoa (partitive singular)
pianoja (partitive plural)
pianossa (inessive singular)
pianoissa (inessive plural)
pianosta (elative singular)
pianoista (elative plural)
pianoon (illative singular)
pianoihin (illative plural)
pianolla (adessive singular)
pianoilla (adessive plural)
pianolta (ablative singular)
pianoilta (ablative plural)
pianolle (allative singular)
pianoille (allative plural)
pianona (essive singular)
pianoina (essive plural)
pianoksi (singular translative)
pianoiksi (plural translative)
pianotta (abessive singular)
pianoitta (abessive plural)
pianoin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
pianoni (nominative singular)
pianoni (nominative plural)
pianoni (accusative nominative singular)
pianoni (accusative nominative plural)
pianoni (accusative genitive singular)
pianoni (accusative genitive plural)
pianoni (genitive singular)
pianojeni (genitive plural)
pianoani (partitive singular)
pianojani (partitive plural)
pianossani (inessive singular)
pianoissani (inessive plural)
pianostani (elative singular)
pianoistani (elative plural)
pianooni (illative singular)
pianoihini (illative plural)
pianollani (adessive singular)
pianoillani (adessive plural)
pianoltani (ablative singular)
pianoiltani (ablative plural)
pianolleni (allative singular)
pianoilleni (allative plural)
pianonani (essive singular)
pianoinani (essive plural)
pianokseni (singular translative)
pianoikseni (plural translative)
pianottani (abessive singular)
pianoittani (abessive plural)
pianoineni (comitative plural)
pianosi (nominative singular)
pianosi (nominative plural)
pianosi (accusative nominative singular)
pianosi (accusative nominative plural)
pianosi (accusative genitive singular)
pianosi (accusative genitive plural)
pianosi (genitive singular)
pianojesi (genitive plural)
pianoasi (partitive singular)
pianojasi (partitive plural)
pianossasi (inessive singular)
pianoissasi (inessive plural)
pianostasi (elative singular)
pianoistasi (elative plural)
pianoosi (illative singular)
pianoihisi (illative plural)
pianollasi (adessive singular)
pianoillasi (adessive plural)
pianoltasi (ablative singular)
pianoiltasi (ablative plural)
pianollesi (allative singular)
pianoillesi (allative plural)
pianonasi (essive singular)
pianoinasi (essive plural)
pianoksesi (singular translative)
pianoiksesi (plural translative)
pianottasi (abessive singular)
pianoittasi (abessive plural)
pianoinesi (comitative plural)
pianomme (nominative singular)
pianomme (nominative plural)
pianomme (accusative nominative singular)
pianomme (accusative nominative plural)
pianomme (accusative genitive singular)
pianomme (accusative genitive plural)
pianomme (genitive singular)
pianojemme (genitive plural)
pianoamme (partitive singular)
pianojamme (partitive plural)
pianossamme (inessive singular)
pianoissamme (inessive plural)
pianostamme (elative singular)
pianoistamme (elative plural)
pianoomme (illative singular)
pianoihimme (illative plural)
pianollamme (adessive singular)
pianoillamme (adessive plural)
pianoltamme (ablative singular)
pianoiltamme (ablative plural)
pianollemme (allative singular)
pianoillemme (allative plural)
pianonamme (essive singular)
pianoinamme (essive plural)
pianoksemme (singular translative)
pianoiksemme (plural translative)
pianottamme (abessive singular)
pianoittamme (abessive plural)
pianoinemme (comitative plural)
pianonne (nominative singular)
pianonne (nominative plural)
pianonne (accusative nominative singular)
pianonne (accusative nominative plural)
pianonne (accusative genitive singular)
pianonne (accusative genitive plural)
pianonne (genitive singular)
pianojenne (genitive plural)
pianoanne (partitive singular)
pianojanne (partitive plural)
pianossanne (inessive singular)
pianoissanne (inessive plural)
pianostanne (elative singular)
pianoistanne (elative plural)
pianoonne (illative singular)
pianoihinne (illative plural)
pianollanne (adessive singular)
pianoillanne (adessive plural)
pianoltanne (ablative singular)
pianoiltanne (ablative plural)
pianollenne (allative singular)
pianoillenne (allative plural)
pianonanne (essive singular)
pianoinanne (essive plural)
pianoksenne (singular translative)
pianoiksenne (plural translative)
pianottanne (abessive singular)
pianoittanne (abessive plural)
pianoinenne (comitative plural)
pianonsa (nominative singular)
pianonsa (nominative plural)
pianonsa (accusative nominative singular)
pianonsa (accusative nominative plural)
pianonsa (accusative genitive singular)
pianonsa (accusative genitive plural)
pianonsa (genitive singular)
pianojensa (genitive plural)
pianoaan (partitive singular)
pianoansa (partitive singular)
pianojaan (partitive plural)
pianojansa (partitive plural)
pianossaan (inessive singular)
pianossansa (inessive singular)
pianoissaan (inessive plural)
pianoissansa (inessive plural)
pianostaan (elative singular)
pianostansa (elative singular)
pianoistaan (elative plural)
pianoistansa (elative plural)
pianoonsa (illative singular)
pianoihinsa (illative plural)
pianollaan (adessive singular)
pianollansa (adessive singular)
pianoillaan (adessive plural)
pianoillansa (adessive plural)
pianoltaan (ablative singular)
pianoltansa (ablative singular)
pianoiltaan (ablative plural)
pianoiltansa (ablative plural)
pianolleen (allative singular)
pianollensa (allative singular)
pianoilleen (allative plural)
pianoillensa (allative plural)
pianonaan (essive singular)
pianonansa (essive singular)
pianoinaan (essive plural)
pianoinansa (essive plural)
pianokseen (singular translative)
pianoksensa (singular translative)
pianoikseen (plural translative)
pianoiksensa (plural translative)
pianottaan (abessive singular)
pianottansa (abessive singular)
pianoittaan (abessive plural)
pianoittansa (abessive plural)
pianoineen (comitative plural)
pianoinensa (comitative plural)


piano

Il joue du piano avec compétence.

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 !

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:

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!

Borrowed from Italian piano. Doublet of plain and plan.


piano

it-adj

piano (feminine piana, masculine plural piani, feminine plural piane, superlative pianissimo)

piana (feminine)
piani (masculine plural)
piane (feminine plural)
pianissimo (superlative)

From Latin plānus. Compare Sicilian chianu.


piano

floor, storey (British), story (US) (of a building)


piano

Ordine Piano

(relational) of any of the popes named Pius; Pian

piano (feminine piana, masculine plural piani, feminine plural piane)

piana (feminine)
piani (masculine plural)
piane (feminine plural)


piano

third-person plural present indicative of piare (“to chirp, to cheep”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


piano

ms-noun

piano (Jawi spelling ڤيانو, plural piano-piano)


piano

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-.


piano

Borrowed from English piano and French piano.


piano

head

piano n (definite singular pianoet, indefinite plural piano or pianoer, definite plural pianoa or pianoene)

pianoet (definite singular)
piano (indefinite plural)
pianoer (indefinite plural)
pianoa (definite plural)
pianoene (definite plural)


piano

pianoet (definite singular)
piano (indefinite plural)
pianoa (definite plural)


piano

Borrowed from Italian piano, short form of pianoforte. Doublet of plano, chão, and porão.


piano

→ Hunsrik: Piano


piano

sk-noun

piano n (genitive singular piana, nominative plural pianá, genitive plural pián, declension pattern of mesto)

piana (genitive singular)
pianá (nominative plural)
pián (genitive plural)
mesto (declension-pattern-of)
piano (nominative singular)
pianá (nominative plural)
piana (genitive singular)
pián (genitive plural)
pianu (dative singular)
pianám (dative plural)
piano (accusative singular)
pianá (accusative plural)
piane (locative singular)
pianách (locative plural)
pianom (instrumental singular)
pianami (instrumental plural)


piano

→ Tagalog: piyano

→ Waray-Waray: piyano

Clipping of pianoforte, from Italian pianoforte.


piano

piano class IX (canonical)
piano class X (plural)


piano

piano (indefinite nominative singular)
pianos (genitive indefinite singular)
pianot (definite nominative singular)
pianots (definite genitive singular)
pianon (indefinite nominative plural)
pianons (genitive indefinite plural)
pianona (definite nominative plural)
pianonas (definite genitive plural)


piano

piano (nominative singular)
pianod (nominative plural)
pianon (accusative singular)
pianod (accusative plural)
pianon (genitive singular)
pianoiden (genitive plural)
pianod (partitive singular)
pianoid (partitive plural)
pianon (essive-instructive singular)
pianoin (essive-instructive plural)
pianoks (singular translative)
pianoikš (plural translative)
pianos (inessive singular)
pianoiš (inessive plural)
pianospäi (elative singular)
pianoišpäi (elative plural)
pianoho (illative singular)
pianoihe (illative plural)
pianol (adessive singular)
pianoil (adessive plural)
pianolpäi (ablative singular)
pianoilpäi (ablative plural)
pianole (allative singular)
pianoile (allative plural)
pianota (abessive singular)
pianoita (abessive plural)
pianonke (comitative singular)
pianoidenke (comitative plural)
pianodme (prolative singular)
pianoidme (plural prolative)
pianonno (approximative approximative-i singular)
pianoidenno (approximative approximative-i plural)
pianonnoks (approximative approximative-ii singular)
pianoidennoks (approximative approximative-ii plural)
pianonnopäi (egressive singular)
pianoidennopäi (egressive plural)
pianohosai (singular terminative terminative-i)
pianoihesai (plural terminative terminative-i)
pianolesai (singular terminative terminative-ii)
pianoilesai (plural terminative terminative-ii)
pianossai (singular terminative terminative-iii)
pianohopäi (additive additive-i singular)
pianoihepäi (additive additive-i plural)
pianolepäi (additive additive-ii singular)
pianoilepäi (additive additive-ii plural)


piano

Alternative spelling of pi-a-nô (“piano”)

[pi˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ no˧˧]

[pɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ now˧˧]

[pɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ now˧˧]


piano

pianoau (plural)
pianos (plural)
piano
biano (soft)
mhiano
phiano