cembalo

cembalo

See also: Cembalo and čembalo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cembalo, from Latin. Doublet of cymbal.

Noun

cembalo (plural cembalos or cembali)

1. (music) A harpsichord.

   Synonym: (archaic) clavecin

Translations

cembalo — see harpsichord

Anagrams

• Lacombe

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛmbalo]

Noun

cembalo n

1. harpsichord

Related terms

• cembalista m

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cembalo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛm.baː.loː/, /ˈsɛm.baː.loː/

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• Hyphenation: cem‧ba‧lo

Noun

cembalo m (plural cembalo's)

1. (music, uncommon) harpsichord, cembalo

   Synonym: klavecimbel

Derived terms

• cembalist

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Finnish

Etymology

From Italian cembalo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃembɑlo/, [ˈt̪ʃe̞mbɑlo̞]

Noun

cembalo

1. harpsichord

Declension

Inflection of cembalo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		cembalo	cembalot
genitive		cembalon	cembalojen cembaloiden cembaloitten
partitive		cembaloa	cembaloja cembaloita
illative		cembaloon	cembaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		cembalo	cembalot
accusative	nom.	cembalo	cembalot
	gen.	cembalon
genitive		cembalon	cembalojen cembaloiden cembaloitten
partitive		cembaloa	cembaloja cembaloita
inessive		cembalossa	cembaloissa
elative		cembalosta	cembaloista
illative		cembaloon	cembaloihin
adessive		cembalolla	cembaloilla
ablative		cembalolta	cembaloilta
allative		cembalolle	cembaloille
essive		cembalona	cembaloina
translative		cembaloksi	cembaloiksi
instructive		—	cembaloin
abessive		cembalotta	cembaloitta
comitative		—	cembaloineen

Possessive forms of cembalo (type palvelu)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	cembaloni	cembalomme
2nd person	cembalosi	cembalonne
3rd person	cembalonsa

Synonyms

• klavesiini

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin cymbalum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃem.ba.lo/
• Rhymes: -embalo
• Hyphenation: cém‧ba‧lo

Noun

cembalo m (plural cembali)

1. harpsichord

Further reading

• cembalo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “cembalo”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

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Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian cembalo.

Noun

cembalo n (uncountable)

1. cembalo

Declension

declension of cembalo (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) cembalo	cembaloul
genitive/dative	(unui) cembalo	cembaloului
vocative	cembaloule

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Swedish

Noun

cembalo c

1. harpsichord

Declension

Declension of cembalo
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	cembalo	cembalon	cembalor	cembalorna
Genitive	cembalos	cembalons	cembalors	cembalornas

Related terms

• cembalist