clavichord

English

Etymology

From German Klavichord, from Renaissance Latin clavichordium, from clāvis (“key”) + chorda (“cord, string”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklæv.ɪˌkɔːd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈklæv.ɪˌkɔɹd/

Noun

clavichord (plural clavichords)

(music) An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents) attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings.
Synonym: manichord

Coordinate terms

(instrument): harpsichord, piano, spinet

Derived terms

Translations

early keyboard instrument

Armenian: կլավիկորդ (hy) (klavikord)
Catalan: clavicordi (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 小鍵琴 / 小键琴 (xiǎojiànqín)
Danish: klavichord n
Dutch: klavechord (nl) n, klavichord (nl) n
Estonian: klavikord
Finnish: klavikordi (fi)
French: clavicorde (fr), manicordion (fr)
Georgian: კლავიკორდი (ḳlaviḳordi)
German: Clavichord (de) n, Klavichord n
Greek: κλαβίχορδο (el) n (klavíchordo)
Hungarian: klavikord
Irish: clabhchorda m
Italian: clavicordo (it) m, clavicordio m
Latin: (Renaissance) clavichordium n
Lithuanian: klavikordas
Polish: klawikord (pl) m
Portuguese: clavicórdio (pt) m
Romanian: clavicord (ro) n
Russian: клавико́рд (ru) m (klavikórd)
Spanish: clavicordio (es) m
Swedish: klavikord (sv) n
Tagalog: klabikordyo

See also

clavichord on Wikipedia.Wikipedia