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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin clāvēs, a plural of Medieval Latin clāvis (“key”),[1] originally a mechanism for closing pipes of an organ.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
klávesa f (relational adjective klávesový)
- key (on a musical instrument)
- key (on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
Declension
Declension of klávesa (hard feminine)
References
- ^ Václav Machek (1968) “klávesa”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 252
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “klávesa”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
Further reading
- “klávesa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “klávesa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “klávesa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025