spinetta

Italian

Etymology

From spina +‎ -etta, a diminutive of spina (“thorn”). Probably referring to the shape of string pluckers in original instruments. Sometimes explained as derived from the name of its inventor, Giovanni Spinetti.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /spiˈnet.ta/[2][3]
Rhymes: -etta
Hyphenation: spi‧nét‧ta

Noun

spinetta f (plural spinette)

(music) spinet, a type of piano or similar instrument
Coordinate term: spinettino

Descendants

→ English: spinet
→ German: Spinett
→ Portuguese: espineta
→ Spanish: espineta

References

spinétta² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
spinetta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
spinetta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

spettina, stipante

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[1] spinétta² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

[2] spinetta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

[3] spinetta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication