different between clavies vs clavier

English

Noun

clavies

1. plural of clavie
2. plural of clavy

Anagrams

• vesical

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French clavier (“keyboard”), from Latin clavis (“key”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?klæv??(?)/, /kl??v??(?)/
• Rhymes: -æv??(?), -??(?)

Noun

clavier (plural claviers)

1. (music) The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.

References

clavier in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• caliver, caviler, valeric, velaric

French

Etymology

Formed from the root of Latin cl?vis (whence French clef), with the suffix -ier. Cf. also Medieval Latin cl?v?rius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kla.vje/
• Rhymes: -e
• Homophone: claviers

Noun

clavier m (plural claviers)

1. keyboard (of a computer)
2. keyboard (musical instrument)
3. (archaic) keyring
4. (slang) mouth, teeth

Derived terms

• clavarder
• claviériste
• raccourci clavier

Descendants

• ? English: clavier
• ? German: Klavier
  • ? Romanian: clavir

Further reading

• “clavier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).