clarinet
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian clarinetto, diminutive of clarino (“trumpet”) (as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet), from Latin clarus.
Alternatively, the word may come from French clarinette, diminutive form of clarine (“bell”), from clarin, from clair (“clear”), from Latin clarus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
clarinet (plural clarinets)
- (music) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
- Synonym: agony-pipe
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
woodwind musical instrument
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Further reading[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian clarinetto.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Central) [klə.ɾiˈnɛt]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [klə.ɾiˈnət]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [kla.ɾiˈnet]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
clarinet m (plural clarinets)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “clarinet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Friulian[edit]
Noun[edit]
clarinet m (plural clarinets)
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French clarinette or German Klarinette.
Noun[edit]
clarinet n (plural clarinete)
Declension[edit]
Declension of clarinet
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) clarinet | clarinetul | (niște) clarinete | clarinetele |
genitive/dative | (unui) clarinet | clarinetului | (unor) clarinete | clarinetelor |
vocative | clarinetule | clarinetelor |
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