Piano

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian Piano. === Proper noun === Piano (plural Pianos) A surname from Italian. ==== Derived terms ==== Giuoco Piano ==== 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === NAIOP == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian piano which was clipped from pianoforte, from Latin plānus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piˈaːno/ === 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Pianist === Noun === Piano n (strong, genitive Pianos, plural Pianos or Piani) (music) soft passage, piano passage ==== Declension ==== == Hunsrik == === Etymology === Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese piano, from Italian pianoforte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʰiˈaːno/, /pʰiˈano/, /piˈaːno/, /piˈano/ Rhymes: -aːno, -ano Syllabification: Pi‧a‧no === Noun === Piano m (plural Pianos) (music) piano === References === == 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