Piano
See also: piano, pianó, píanó, and pi-a-nô
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Piano.
Proper noun
Piano (plural Pianos)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Piano is the 30442nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 767 individuals. Piano is most common among White (72.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (22.16%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Piano”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- NAIOP
German
ein Piano
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian piano, from Latin plānus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈaːno/
Audio (file)
Noun
Piano n (strong, genitive Pianos, plural Pianos)
- (chiefly literary or exalted) piano (musical instrument)
- Synonym: Klavier
Usage notes
- Although Klavier is the commoner word in all contexts, it would not be unusual to say of a renowned pianist:
Er ist ein Meister am Piano. ― He’s a master of the piano.However, it would be likely to sound odd if the word were used in non-professional contexts, such as referring to a piano in one’s living-room or to one’s child’s piano lessons.
Declension
Declension of Piano [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Piano | die | Pianos |
| genitive | eines | des | Pianos | der | Pianos |
| dative | einem | dem | Piano | den | Pianos |
| accusative | ein | das | Piano | die | Pianos |
Derived terms
- Pianist
Noun
Piano n (strong, genitive Pianos, plural Pianos or Piani)
- (music) soft passage, piano passage
Declension
Declension of Piano [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Piano | die | Pianos, Piani |
| genitive | eines | des | Pianos | der | Pianos, Piani |
| dative | einem | dem | Piano | den | Pianos, Piani |
| accusative | ein | das | Piano | die | Pianos, Piani |
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Portuguese piano, from Italian piano.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰiˈa(ː)no/
Noun
Piano m (plural Pianos)
- piano
- Er spield Piano.
- He plays piano.
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Italian
Etymology
Topographic surname for someone who lived in a plain, from piano (“plain, flatland”).
Proper noun
Piano m or f by sense
- a surname
Anagrams
- opina, paion
Plautdietsch
Noun
Piano f (plural Pianos)
- piano