sordino

English

Etymology

Italian sordino

Noun

sordino (plural sordinos or sordini)

  1. (music) sordine; mute

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Italian

Etymology

Sordino comes from the Italian sordo ("dull in tone, muffled") and sordamente (softly, gently, muffled).

Noun

sordino m (plural sordini)

  1. a mute for musical instruments; a sordine. For example, the mute instrument for the violin or the damper on the pianoforte

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Further reading

  • Sordino in Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation... by Louis Charles Elson. 1905. p. 244.

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