pianó

See also: piano, Piano, píanó, and pi-a-nô

Irish

Etymology

From English piano, from Italian piano, from Latin plānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʲiˈanˠoː/

Adverb

pianó

1. (music) piano (softly)

Noun

pianó m (genitive singular pianó, nominative plural pianónna)

1. piano

Declension

Declension of pianó

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative pianó pianónna Vocative a phianó a phianónna Genitive pianó pianónna Dative pianó pianónna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an pianó na pianónna Genitive an phianó na bpianónna Dative leis an bpianó don phianó leis na pianónna

Derived terms

• beár pianó (“piano bar”)
• cairdín pianó m, pianóchairdín m (“piano accordion”)
• mórphianó (“grand piano”)
• stól pianó (“piano stool”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pianó	phianó	bpianó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pianó”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pianó”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “pianó”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024