chiavi

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkja.vi/
• Rhymes: -avi
• Hyphenation: chià‧vi

Noun

chiavi f pl

1. plural of chiave

Verb

chiavi

1. inflection of chiavare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• achivi

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• ciavi (alternative speling)

Etymology

From Latin clāvis, clāvem (“key”). Cognate with Italian chiave.

Noun

chiavi f (plural chiavi)

1. key (for locks)
2. spanner, wrench

   chiavi masculina ― hex head wrench (literally, “male wrench”)

   chiavi fimminina ― ring spanner, ring wrench (literally, “female wrench”)

3. (music) clef
4. (cryptography) key (for encoding or decoding)
5. (equestrianism) metal ring the reins go through (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
6. (weaving) one of the horizontal wooden rods in the frame of a loom (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
7. (architecture) keystone

   In full: chiavi di l'arcu

8. a long wooden or metal rod placed in the extremity of a chain to keep it tight (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

   In full: chiavi di catini

9. (music) key (to select notes in wind instruments)

Descendants

• → Maltese: ċavi, ⇒ ċavu

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “chiavi”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, pages 821–822