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Webster 1913 Edition
Piccolo
‖
Pic′co-lo
,Noun.
[It., small.]
1.
(Mus.)
A small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute.
2.
(Mus.)
A small upright piano.
3.
(Mus.)
An organ stop, with a high, piercing tone.
Definition 2024
Piccolo
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See also: Piccolo
English
Noun
piccolo (plural piccolos)
- (music) An instrument similar to a flute, but smaller, and playing an octave higher.
- A waiter's assistant in a hotel or restaurant.
- 1910, Saki, ‘The Soul of Laploshka’, Reginald in Russia:
- as I fled I felt Laploshka's reproachful eyes watching the amount that I gave to the piccolo – out of his two francs.
- 1910, Saki, ‘The Soul of Laploshka’, Reginald in Russia:
- A bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 liters of fluid, 1/4 the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or snipe.
Derived terms
Translations
musical instrument
bottle of champagne
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Danish
Etymology
From Italian piccolo (“small, little, young”).
Noun
piccolo c (singular definite piccoloen, plural indefinite piccoloer)
Inflection
Inflection of piccolo
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | piccolo | piccoloen | piccoloer | piccoloerne |
| genitive | piccolos | piccoloens | piccoloers | piccoloernes |
Antonyms
- (female) piccoline
Related terms
- piccolofløjte
Finnish
Etymology
Noun
piccolo
- Alternative spelling of pikkolo.
Declension
| Inflection of piccolo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | piccolo | piccolot | |
| genitive | piccolon | piccolojen piccoloiden piccoloitten |
|
| partitive | piccoloa | piccoloja piccoloita |
|
| illative | piccoloon | piccoloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | piccolo | piccolot | |
| accusative | nom. | piccolo | piccolot |
| gen. | piccolon | ||
| genitive | piccolon | piccolojen piccoloiden piccoloitten |
|
| partitive | piccoloa | piccoloja piccoloita |
|
| inessive | piccolossa | piccoloissa | |
| elative | piccolosta | piccoloista | |
| illative | piccoloon | piccoloihin | |
| adessive | piccololla | piccoloilla | |
| ablative | piccololta | piccoloilta | |
| allative | piccololle | piccoloille | |
| essive | piccolona | piccoloina | |
| translative | piccoloksi | piccoloiksi | |
| instructive | — | piccoloin | |
| abessive | piccolotta | piccoloitta | |
| comitative | — | piccoloineen | |
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpikːolo]
- Hyphenation: pìc‧co‧lo
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from an onomatopoetic root *pikk-.[1]
Adjective
piccolo m (feminine singular piccola, masculine plural piccoli, feminine plural piccole, comparative più piccolo or minore)
Antonyms
Synonyms
Related terms
- piccolezza
- piccolo trumpet