klaver

See also: Klaver

Danish

Noun

klaver n (singular definite klaveret, plural indefinite klaverer)

  1. piano (a keyboard musical instrument)

Inflection

Synonyms

Dutch

een kleine klaver - a lesser trefoil

Etymology

From Middle Dutch clavere, from Proto-West Germanic *klaibrā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklaː.vər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kla‧ver
  • Rhymes: -aːvər

Noun

klaver f or m (plural klavers, diminutive klavertje n)

  1. (botany, strictly speaking) A clover, trefoil; a plant of the tribe Trifolieae, particularly of the genus Trifolium
  2. (colloquial) Any plant with leaves resembling that of a trefoil
  3. (card games) clubs

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: klawer
  • Jersey Dutch: klâver
  • Indonesian: klaver
  • West Frisian: klaver

Estonian

Etymology

From German Klavier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɑver/, [ˈklɑver]
  • Rhymes: -ɑver
  • Hyphenation: kla‧ver

Noun

klaver (genitive klaveri, partitive klaverit)

  1. piano (a keyboard musical instrument)

Declension

Declension of klaver (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative klaver klaverid
accusative nom.
gen. klaveri
genitive klaverite
partitive klaverit klavereid
illative klaverisse klaveritesse
klavereisse
inessive klaveris klaverites
klavereis
elative klaverist klaveritest
klavereist
allative klaverile klaveritele
klavereile
adessive klaveril klaveritel
klavereil
ablative klaverilt klaveritelt
klavereilt
translative klaveriks klaveriteks
klavereiks
terminative klaverini klaveriteni
essive klaverina klaveritena
abessive klaverita klaveriteta
comitative klaveriga klaveritega

Derived terms

  • digiklaver
  • klaverdaja
  • klaverdama
  • klaveriduo
  • klaveriheli
  • klaverikass
  • klaverikate
  • klaveriliteratuur
  • klaverimäng
  • klaveripala
  • klaverisüit
  • klaveriteos
  • klaveritrio
  • püstklaver
  • tiibklaver

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch klaver, from Middle Dutch clavere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkla.vər/
  • Hyphenation: kla‧vêr

Noun

klaver (first-person possessive klaverku, second-person possessive klavermu, third-person possessive klavernya)

  1. (card games) clubs, one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣.
    Synonyms: cengkeh, keriting, semanggi

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French clavier and German Klavier.

Noun

klaver n (definite singular klaveret, indefinite plural klaver or klaverer, definite plural klavera or klaverene)

  1. (music) a piano

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French clavier and German Klavier.

Noun

klaver n (definite singular klaveret, indefinite plural klaver, definite plural klavera)

  1. (music) a piano

References

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French clavier.

Noun

klaver n

  1. (music) a keyboard instrument (musical instrument with a keyboard, especially one where strings are struck by hammers, but also more generally)
    Synonym: klaverinstrument

Usage notes

Though synonymous, klaverinstrument might be more common in modern usage (especially when describing more modern instruments), klaver sounding a bit old-fashioned.

Declension

Declension of klaver 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klaver klaveret klaver klaveren
Genitive klavers klaverets klavers klaverens

Derived terms

See also

References

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