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Estonian
Noun
sordina
- essive singular of sort
Italian
Etymology
Diminutive of sorda, feminine of sordo (“mute; muted”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sorˈdi.na/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: sor‧dì‧na
Noun
sordina f (plural sordine)
- sordine (a mute device for musical instruments)
- Synonym: sordino
Further reading
- sordina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- Sordina. in Glossary of Music terms
- Sordina. in Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation... by Louis Charles Elson. 1905. p. 244.
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
Probably a borrowing from Italian sordina.
Noun
sordina f (plural sordinas)
- (music) mute; muffler
Derived terms
Further reading