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English
Etymology
From Italian clavicembalo.
Noun
clavicembalo (plural clavicembalos or clavicembali)
- (music, now chiefly historical) A harpsichord.
1970, Edna Kramer, The Nature and Growth of Modern Mathematics, Princeton, published 1982, page 706:Also we recall that Agnesi's life was bound up with that of a younger sister, Maria Teresa, who is known in the history of music as a composer and pianist, that is, virtuoso on the clavicembalo.
- 1999, Mike Mitchell, translating HJC von Grimmelshausen, Simplicissimus, III.17, Dedalus 2016, p. 253:
- He taught me composition and how to improve my playing on the clavicembalo and also the harp .
Italian
Etymology
From Latin clāvis + cembalo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkla.viˈt͡ʃem.ba.lo/[1]
- Rhymes: -embalo
- Hyphenation: cla‧vi‧cém‧ba‧lo
Noun
clavicembalo m (plural clavicembali)
- (music) harpsichord
Descendants
References
- ^ clavicembalo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading
- clavicembalo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Romanian
Noun
clavicembalo n (plural clavicembalouri)
- Alternative form of clavicimbal
Declension