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Webster 1913 Edition
Piano
‖
Pi-a′no
,Adj.
& adv.
[It., even, smooth, soft, fr. L.
planus
even, level.] (Mus.)
Soft; – a direction to the performer to execute a certain passage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. (Abbrev.
p.
) {
Pi-an′o
,Pi-an′o-forˊte
, }Noun.
[It. ) + It.
piano
soft (fr. L. planus
even, smooth; see Plain
, Adj.
forte
strong, fr. L. fortis
(see Fort
).] (Mus.)
A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by keys.
Dumb piano
. See
– Digitorium
. Grand piano
. See under
– Grand
. Square piano
, one with a horizontal frame and an oblong case.
– Upright piano
, one with an upright frame and vertical wires.
Definition 2024
pianó
pianó
Irish
Noun
pianó m (genitive singular pianó, nominative plural pianónna)
Declension
Declension of pianó
Fourth declension
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Mutation
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| pianó | phianó | bpianó |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||