# pianissimo
## English
### Etymology

From Italian pianissimo.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌpi.əˈnɪsɪməʊ/, /ˌpi.əˈnɪsəməʊ/
* (General American) IPA: /ˌpi.əˈnɪsɪmoʊ/, /ˌpi.əˈnɪsəmoʊ/
* Rhymes: -ɪsɪməʊ, -ɪsəməʊ

### Adverb

pianissimo (comparative more pianissimo, superlative most pianissimo)
* (music) Indicating that the piece is to be played very softly.

#### Translations
### Noun

pianissimo (plural pianissimos or pianissimi)
* A dynamic sign indicating that a portion of music should be played pianissimo.
* A portion of music that is played very softly.
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#### Synonyms

* pp

### Derived terms

* pianississimo

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).

### Adverb

pianissimo
* (music) pianissimo

### Noun

pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)
* (music) pianissimo

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pja.ni.si.mo/
* Audio:(file)

### Adverb

pianissimo
* (music) pianissimo

### Noun

pianissimo m (plural pianissimos or pianissimi)
* (music) pianissimo

### Further reading

* “pianissimo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian pianissimo.

### Adverb

pianissimo
* (music) pianissimo

### Further reading

* “pianissimo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

From piano +‎ -issimo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pjaˈnis.si.mo/
* Rhymes: -issimo
* Hyphenation: pia‧nìs‧si‧mo

### Adjective

pianissimo (feminine pianissima, masculine plural pianissimi, feminine plural pianissime)
* superlative degree of piano

### Adverb

pianissimo
* superlative degree of piano (“softly, slowly”)
    Antonym: fortissimo
* (music) pianissimo

#### Descendants

* → Catalan: pianissimo
* → English: pianissimo
* → French: pianissimo
* → Portuguese: pianissimo
* → Romanian: pianissimo
* → Spanish: pianissimo

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* pianíssimo

### Etymology

From Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).

### Adverb

pianissimo
* (music) pianissimo

### Noun

pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)
* (music) pianissimo

## Romanian
### Alternative forms

* pianisimo

### Etymology

Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).

### Adverb

pianissimo
* (music) pianissimo

### References

* ↑ pianissimo in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* pianísimo

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pjaˈnisimo/ [pjaˈni.si.mo]
* Rhymes: -isimo

### Adverb

pianissimo
* (music) pianissimo

### Noun

pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)
* (music) pianissimo

#### Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.