clavichord

clavichord

See also: Clavichord

English

A clavichord

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklæv.ɪˌkɔːd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈklæv.ɪˌkɔɹd/

Noun

clavichord (plural clavichords)

1. (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

• clavichordist
• clavinet

Translations

early keyboard instrument

Armenian: կլավիկորդ (hy) (klavikord) Catalan: clavicordi (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 古鋼琴／古钢琴 (gǔgāngqín) 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 Hungarian: klavikord Irish: clabhchorda m Italian: clavicordo (it) m Latin: (Renaissance) clavichordium n Lithuanian: klavikordas Polish: klawikord 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