clavier
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French clavier (“keyboard”), from Latin clavis (“key”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklævɪə(ɹ)/, /kləˈvɪə(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -ævɪə(ɹ), -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun
clavier (plural claviers)
- (music) The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.
- 1870, A Description of the Grand Organ in the Town Hall, Leeds:
- […] play certain of the stops in octaves to each other, while merely touching single notes on the clavier
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Related terms
- clavichord
- clavicle
- clavis
- nom de clavier
References
clavier in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- caliver, caviler, valeric, velaric
French
Etymology
Formed from the root of Latin clāvis (whence French clef), with the suffix -ier. Cf. also Medieval Latin clāvārius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kla.vje/
Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Rhymes: -e
- Homophone: claviers
Noun
clavier m (plural claviers)
- keyboard (of a computer)
- keyboard (musical instrument)
- (archaic) keyring
- (slang) mouth, teeth
Derived terms
- clavarder
- claviériste
- raccourci clavier
Descendants
- → English: clavier
- → German: Klavier
- → Romanian: clavir
- → Turkish: klavye
Further reading
- “clavier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.