clavecin
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French clavecin.
Noun
clavecin (plural clavecins)
Derived terms
French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin clāvicymbalum (compare Italian clavicembalo), from clāvis (“key”) + cymbalum (“dulcimer, cymbal”).
Pronunciation
Noun
clavecin m (plural clavecins)
- (music) harpsichord (musical instrument)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Catalan: clavecí
Further reading
- “clavecin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French clavecin.
Pronunciation
Noun
clavecin n (plural clavecine)
Declension
Declension of clavecin
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) clavecin | clavecinul | (niște) clavecine | clavecinele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) clavecin | clavecinului | (unor) clavecine | clavecinelor |
| vocative | clavecinule | clavecinelor | ||
Further reading
- clavecin in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)