MKGBass Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 I'm sick of hearing all sorts of different ways to say it, I want to know, once and for all, what's correct, or how you say it... I say "pee-yay-zo" I think its Italian? Then the absolute correct way to say it would be "pee-yay-tso" Paul Reed Smith says "Pie-zo" like a piece of mmm...pie I have a friend who says "Pie-zio" which im sure is incorrect...what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 The commonly accepted way of pronouncing it is: pee-AY-zo Not really much point in voting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 pee - zo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 I say those nice sounding acoustic thingies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 The commonly accepted way of pronouncing it is: pee-AY-zo Not really much point in voting. exactly! But I guess it's an Italian word, so it's got to be pee ay tzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 No, it's not Italian. It's derived from Greek: Etymology: Greek piezein to press It would only be "pee-AY-tzo" if it had two z's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 I say it the same way Setch does. But I don't care much for those things, so piez on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 pee - zo. Couldn't have said it better my cockney friend. Kaj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 peet - zo who really cares, i can live with all the pronunciations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 Yes, but there's only one correct one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrucci Desciple Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Pa-Zooooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geppetto Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 (edited) the term piezo is for piezzoelettrico, that is the transducer in order to amplify acoustic instruments type contrabbasso or violino or also low and guitars electrical workers excused my English Edited December 13, 2004 by geppetto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasabi J Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 I say pee-zo and that's it!! HAH!! Linguistics has tought me that as long is the term is understood, it's grammatically correct, so booyah!! Note: I am an english major. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geppetto Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 then I have perhaps not understood? you want to know as it is pronounced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasabi J Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 pee-AY-zo is correct. No matter how much you want it to be pee-zo (which is how I say it sometimes) IT is still WRONG, pee-AY-zo is the correct way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasabi J Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 As long as you understand your intolerance is intolerable!!! But, then, my intolerance of your intolerance is... GAH!! *Head explosion* Ok... we'll settle it once and for all. It's pronounced 42. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 (edited) My stepfather used to repair TV's for a living. He, as well as every other electrician I have heard (in the US anyway) pronounces it "pie-zo." Thus, it seems to be that the most common and most understood pronunciation here in the states would be "pie-zo." That may not be the "proper" pronunciation, but that is the American-ized version, I guess. Even the dictionaries can't agree. American Heritage says the pronunciation is "pie-ee-zo" while Websters says it is "pee-ay-zo." Go figure. Edited December 14, 2004 by Primal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geppetto Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 wonder, but exists one translation for the word piezo? piezo, in Italian it is an abbreviating one of piezoelectric, therefore it could also be that translation does not exist. (always if I have picked the sense of the argument if it were not cosi you excuse to me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 wonder, but exists one translation for the word piezo? piezo, in Italian it is an abbreviating one of piezoelectric, therefore it could also be that translation does not exist. (always if I have picked the sense of the argument if it were not cosi you excuse to me) In Italian, what does the "piezo" in "piezoelectric" mean? There has to be a translation for "piezo" because "piezoelectric" does not simply translate to "electric". Does this make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geppetto Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 in Italian piezo it is simply abbreviating of piezoelettrico, that is pick up for acoustic instruments I do not know if they are explained to me, piezo is the relative simplified word of piezoelectric son the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Um... piezoelectrical devices are NOT merely limited to guitar pickups. I was just curious what the rough translation of piezo was since obviously, electric and piezoelectric are not the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 wonder, but exists one translation for the word piezo? piezo, in Italian it is an abbreviating one of piezoelectric, therefore it could also be that translation does not exist. (always if I have picked the sense of the argument if it were not cosi you excuse to me) If you read the first page of this discussion, you'll see that i already confirmed its etymology as being derived from the Greek: piezein "to press". (according to Merriam-Webster's dictionary at m-w.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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