sordina

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Estonian

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Noun

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sordina

  1. essive singular of sort

Italian

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Etymology

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Diminutive of sorda, feminine of sordo (mute; muted).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sorˈdi.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: sor‧dì‧na

Noun

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sordina f (plural sordine)

  1. sordine (a mute device for musical instruments)
    Synonym: sordino
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Further reading

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  • sordina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • Sordina. in Glossary of Music terms[1]
  • Sordina. in Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation... by Louis Charles Elson. 1905. p. 244.[2]

Anagrams

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Probably a borrowing from Italian sordina.

Noun

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sordina f (plural sordinas)

  1. (music) mute; muffler

Derived terms

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