clarinet
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Clarinets.
English
Etymology
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
Noun
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
Translations
woodwind musical instrument
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Further reading
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian clarinetto.
Pronunciation
Noun
clarinet m (plural clarinets)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “clarinet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Friulian
Noun
clarinet m (plural clarinets)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French clarinette or German Klarinette.
Noun
clarinet n (plural clarinete)
Declension
Declension of clarinet
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||