different between altissimo vs clarinet

English

Etymology

From Italian altissimo.

Noun

altissimo (plural altissimos)

1. (music) The highest register of a woodwind instrument, or a specific note in this register

See also

• altissimo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

alto +? -issimo

Adjective

altissimo m (feminine singular altissima, masculine plural altissimi, feminine plural altissime)

1. superlative degree of alto (“highest”)

Descendants

• ? English: altissimo

Latin

Adjective

altissim?

1. dative masculine singular of altissimus
2. dative neuter singular of altissimus
3. ablative masculine singular of altissimus
4. ablative neuter singular of altissimus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian clarinetto, diminutive of clarino (“trumpet”) (as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet).

Alternatively, the word may come from French clarinette, diminutive form of clarine (“bell”), from clarin, from clair (“clear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?klæ???n?t/, /?kl????n?t/
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

clarinet (plural clarinets)

1. (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

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• chalumeau

Anagrams

• INTERCAL, litracen

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /kl?.?i?n?t/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kl?.?i?n?t/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /kla.?i?net/

Noun

clarinet m (plural clarinets)

1. clarinet

Friulian

Noun

clarinet m (plural clarinets)

1. clarinet

Romanian

Noun

clarinet n (plural clarinete)

1. (music) clarinet

Synonyms

• clarinet?