κλαρίνο

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian clarino.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klaˈɾino/
  • Hyphenation: κλα‧ρί‧νο

Noun

κλαρίνο • (klaríno) n (plural κλαρίνα)

  1. (music) clarinet (especially in Greek folk music contexts)
    Ο Στάθης παίζει κλαρίνο σε μια παραδοσιακή μπάντα.
    O Státhis paízei klaríno se mia paradosiakí bánta.
    Stathis plays the clarinet in a traditional band.
  2. (by extension) clarinettist (player of the above instrument, especially in Greek folk music contexts)
    Ο Μάνος είναι το καλύτερο κλαρίνο της περιοχής.
    O Mános eínai to kalýtero klaríno tis periochís.
    Manos is the best clarinettist in the area.
  3. (figuratively, in the plural only) folk music venue (a venue that plays folk songs in which clarinets are a prominent instrument)
    Ο παππούς μου πάει κάθε Σαββατόβραδο στα κλαρίνα.
    O pappoús mou páei káthe Savvatóvrado sta klarína.
    My grandfather goes to watch folk music every Saturday night.

Declension

Synonyms

  • (clarinet): κλαρινέτο n (klarinéto)
  • (clarinettist): κλαριντζής m (klarintzís), κλαρινοπαίκτης m (klarinopaíktis)

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