sordino

Italian

Etymology

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

Noun

sordino m (plural sordini)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

con sordini ("with mutes")
con sordino ("with mute")
senza sordini ("without mutes")

senza sordino ("without mute")
sordini levati ("lift mutes")

Related terms

sordina (f)

References

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

Anagrams

Sondrio, sordoni

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