piano
il piano
plan
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How do you say piano in Italian?
How do you pronounce piano in Italian?
piano is pronounced /il ˈpjaːno/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il piano nuovo è molto grande e occupa tutto lo spazio della sala.
The new piano is very large and takes up all the space in the room.
Ho comprato il piano antico dal mercato dell'usato, ed è stato un affare straordinario.
I bought the antique piano from the secondhand market, and it was an extraordinary bargain.
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Why is it masculine?
Piano is masculine in Italian. The word comes from the musical instrument "pianoforte" (from Italian "piano" meaning soft and "forte" meaning loud), which was shortened to "piano." The masculine gender is retained from the noun "pianoforte," which is masculine in Italian. The etymological connection to Latin "planus" (flat) is incidental; the gender of "piano" as a musical instrument is primarily determined by its use as a shortened form of the masculine noun "pianoforte" rather than direct inheritance from Latin adjective gender.
What is the Italian word for plan?
The Italian word for plan is il piano — masculine.
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