pianissimo
English
Etymology
From Italian pianissimo.
Adverb
pianissimo (comparative more pianissimo, superlative most pianissimo)
- (music) To be played very softly.
Translations
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Noun
pianissimo (plural pianissimos or pianissimi)
- A dynamic sign indicating that a portion of music should be played pianissimo.
- A portion of music that is played very softly.
Synonyms
- pp
Catalan
Etymology
Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).
Adverb
pianissimo
- (music) pianissimo
Noun
pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)
- (music) pianissimo
French
Etymology
Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pja.ni.si.mo/
Audio (file)
Adverb
pianissimo
- (music) pianissimo
Noun
pianissimo m (plural pianissimos or pianissimi)
- (music) pianissimo
Further reading
- “pianissimo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
From piano + -issimo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pjaˈnis.si.mo/
- Rhymes: -issimo
- Hyphenation: pia‧nìs‧si‧mo
Adjective
pianissimo (feminine pianissima, masculine plural pianissimi, feminine plural pianissime)
- superlative degree of piano
Adverb
pianissimo
- superlative degree of piano (“softly, slowly”)
- Antonym: fortissimo
- (music) pianissimo
Descendants
- → Catalan: pianissimo
- → English: pianissimo
- → French: pianissimo
- → Portuguese: pianissimo
- → Romanian: pianissimo
- → Spanish: pianissimo
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- pianíssimo
Etymology
From Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).
Adverb
pianissimo
- (music) pianissimo
Noun
pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)
- (music) pianissimo
Romanian
Alternative forms
- pianisimo
Etymology
Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).[1]
Adverb
pianissimo
- (music) pianissimo
References
- pianissimo in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Alternative forms
- pianísimo
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pjaˈnisimo/ [pjaˈni.si.mo]
- Rhymes: -isimo
Adverb
pianissimo
- (music) pianissimo
Noun
pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)
- (music) pianissimo
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.