clabhchorda

Irish

Etymology

From German Klavichord, from Renaissance Latin clāvīchordium, from clāvis (“key”) + chorda (“chord, string”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklˠauˌxoːɾˠd̪ˠə]

Noun

clabhchorda m (genitive singular clabhchorda, nominative plural clabhchordaí)

1. (music) clavichord

Declension

Declension of clabhchorda

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative clabhchorda clabhchordaí Vocative a chlabhchorda a chlabhchordaí Genitive clabhchorda clabhchordaí Dative clabhchorda clabhchordaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an clabhchorda na clabhchordaí Genitive an chlabhchorda na gclabhchordaí Dative leis an gclabhchorda don chlabhchorda leis na clabhchordaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
clabhchorda	chlabhchorda	gclabhchorda
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clabhchorda”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “clavichord”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024