"Piano" meaning in German

See Piano in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /piˈaːno/ Audio: De-Piano.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian piano, from Latin plānus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|it|piano}} Borrowed from Italian piano, {{der|de|la|plānus}} Latin plānus Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s,s}} Piano n (strong, genitive Pianos, plural Pianos) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,s,s}} Forms: Pianos [genitive], Pianos [plural], strong [table-tags], Piano [nominative, singular], Pianos [definite, nominative, plural], Pianos [genitive, singular], Pianos [definite, genitive, plural], Piano [dative, singular], Pianos [dative, definite, plural], Piano [accusative, singular], Pianos [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (chiefly literary or exalted) piano (musical instrument) Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Klavier Derived forms: Pianist
    Sense id: en-Piano-de-noun-esDp-ang Categories (other): Musical instruments Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 63 37

Noun

IPA: /piˈaːno/ Audio: De-Piano.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian piano, from Latin plānus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|it|piano}} Borrowed from Italian piano, {{der|de|la|plānus}} Latin plānus Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s,s:Piani}} Piano n (strong, genitive Pianos, plural Pianos or Piani) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,s,s:Piani}} Forms: Pianos [genitive], Pianos [plural], Piani [plural], strong [table-tags], Piano [nominative, singular], Pianos [definite, nominative, plural], Piani [definite, nominative, plural], Pianos [genitive, singular], Pianos [definite, genitive, plural], Piani [definite, genitive, plural], Piano [dative, singular], Pianos [dative, definite, plural], Piani [dative, definite, plural], Piano [accusative, singular], Pianos [accusative, definite, plural], Piani [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (music) soft passage, piano passage Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Piano-de-noun-LjbMjJth Categories (other): Music, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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