clarinet
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian clarinetto, diminutive of clarino (“trumpet”) (as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet), from Latin clarus.
Alternatively, the word may come from French clarinette, diminutive form of clarine (“bell”), from clarin, from clair (“clear”), from Latin clarus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
clarinet (plural clarinets)
- (music) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
- Synonym: agony-pipe
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Translations edit
woodwind musical instrument
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Further reading edit
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian clarinetto.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [klə.ɾiˈnɛt]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [klə.ɾiˈnət]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [kla.ɾiˈnet]
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Noun edit
clarinet m (plural clarinets)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “clarinet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Friulian edit
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clarinet m (plural clarinets)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French clarinette or German Klarinette.
Noun edit
clarinet n (plural clarinete)
Declension edit
Declension of clarinet
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) clarinet | clarinetul | (niște) clarinete | clarinetele |
genitive/dative | (unui) clarinet | clarinetului | (unor) clarinete | clarinetelor |
vocative | clarinetule | clarinetelor |