clarinet

English
Clarinets.

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/, /ˌklɛɹɪˈnɛt/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

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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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian clarinetto.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Central) [klə.ɾiˈnɛt]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [klə.ɾiˈnət]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [kla.ɾiˈnet]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

clarinet m (plural clarinets)

  1. clarinet

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Friulian

Noun

clarinet m (plural clarinets)

  1. clarinet

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French clarinette or German Klarinette.

Noun

clarinet n (plural clarinete)

  1. (music) clarinet
    Synonym: clarinetă

Declension
Declension of clarinet
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) clarinet clarinetul (niște) clarinete clarinetele
genitive/dative (unui) clarinet clarinetului (unor) clarinete clarinetelor
vocative clarinetule clarinetelor
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