clavicembalo

See also: clavicémbalo

English

Etymology

From Italian clavicembalo.

Noun

clavicembalo (plural clavicembalos or clavicembali)

1. (music, now chiefly historical) A harpsichord.
   • 1970, Edna Kramer, The Nature and Growth of Modern Mathematics, Princeton, published 1982, page 706:

     Also we recall that Agnesi's life was bound up with that of a younger sister, Maria Teresa, who is known in the history of music as a composer and pianist, that is, virtuoso on the clavicembalo.

   • 1999, Mike Mitchell, translating HJC von Grimmelshausen, Simplicissimus, III.17, Dedalus 2016, p. 253:

     He taught me composition and how to improve my playing on the clavicembalo [translating Jnſtrument] and also the harp […].

Italian

Etymology

From Latin clāvis +‎ cembalo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkla.viˈt͡ʃem.ba.lo/
• Rhymes: -embalo
• Hyphenation: cla‧vi‧cém‧ba‧lo

Noun

clavicembalo m (plural clavicembali)

1. (music) harpsichord

Descendants

• → Catalan: clavicèmbal
• → English: clavicembalo

Further reading

• clavicembalo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Romanian

Noun

clavicembalo n (plural clavicembalouri)

1. Alternative form of clavicimbal

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	clavicembalo	clavicembaloul		clavicembalouri	clavicembalourile
genitive-dative	clavicembalo	clavicembaloului		clavicembalouri	clavicembalourilor
vocative	clavicembaloule			clavicembalourilor