pianoforte

== English == === Alternative forms === piano-forte piano-forté (rare) === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian pianoforte. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /piˌænəʊˈfɔːteɪ/, /piˌænəʊˈfɔːt/ (US) IPA(key): /piˈænəfɔɹt/, /piˌænəˈfɔɹteɪ/, /piˌænəˈfɔɹti/ === Noun === pianoforte (plural pianofortes or pianoforti) (music, dated) A piano. [from 1767] ==== Derived terms ==== cabinet pianoforte piano pianofortist ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === piano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === fortepiano == Italian == === Etymology === From piano +‎ forte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpja.noˈfɔr.te/ Rhymes: -ɔrte Hyphenation: pia‧no‧fòr‧te === Noun === pianoforte m (plural pianoforti) (music) piano, pianoforte ==== Descendants ==== → English: pianoforte → Romanian: pianoforte → Spanish: pianoforte === References === === Further reading === pianoforte on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it === Anagrams === fortepiano == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian pianoforte. === Adverb === pianoforte pianoforte === Noun === pianoforte n (plural pianoforte) (music, dated) piano, pianoforte ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian pianoforte. First attested in 1786. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pjanoˈfoɾte/ [pja.noˈfoɾ.t̪e] Rhymes: -oɾte Syllabification: pia‧no‧for‧te === Noun === pianoforte m (plural pianofortes) (music, dated) piano [from late-18th c.] === Further reading === “pianoforte”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “pianoforte”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN