clavecin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French clavecin.

Noun

clavecin (plural clavecins)

(archaic, music) harpsichord

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin clāvicymbalum (compare Italian clavicembalo), from clāvis (“key”) + cymbalum (“dulcimer, cymbal”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /klav.sɛ̃/
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Noun

clavecin m (plural clavecins)

(music) harpsichord (musical instrument)

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Catalan: clavecí

Further reading

“clavecin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French clavecin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kla.veˈt͡ʃin/

Noun

clavecin n (plural clavecine)

harpsichord

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)

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