different between clarinet vs clavinet

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

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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?

English

Etymology

Blend of clavichord +? clarinet

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?klæv??n?t/, enPR: kl?v'?-n?t?
• Rhymes: -?t
• Hyphenation: clav?i?net

Noun

clavinet (plural clavinets)

1. (music) An electrophonic keyboard instrument, an electronically amplified clavichord with a distinctive bright staccato sound.

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