clarinet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌklɛɹɪˈnɛt/
- (US) audio
- /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian clarinetto, diminutive of clarino (“trumpet”) (as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet), from Latin clarus. Alternatively, the word may come from French clarinette, diminutive form of clarine (“bell”), from clarin, from clair (“clear”), from Latin clarus.
Meanings
- A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clarinets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
clarinetist · clarinettist · bass clarinet · soprano clarinet · basset clarinet · clavinet · alto clarinet · contrabass clarinet
Descendants
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Synonyms
Translations (91)
ug كلارىنېت (woodwind musical instrument) · nan-hbl 烏笛仔 /乌笛仔 (woodwind musical instrument) · nrf clairinnette (woodwind musical instrument) · lv klarnete (woodwind musical instrument) · mi rehu matangi (woodwind musical instrument) · de Klarinette (woodwind musical instrument) · lmo clarinètt (woodwind musical instrument) · it clarinetto (woodwind musical instrument) · dsb klarineta (woodwind musical instrument) · sw nzumari (woodwind musical instrument) · az klarnet (woodwind musical instrument) · hy կլարնետ (woodwind musical instrument) · sk klarinet (woodwind musical instrument) · pt clarinete (woodwind musical instrument) · sq klarinetë (woodwind musical instrument) · tk klarnet (woodwind musical instrument) · an clarinet (woodwind musical instrument) · ca clarinet (woodwind musical instrument) · fr clarinette (woodwind musical instrument) · yue 單簧管 /单簧管 (woodwind musical instrument) · bg кларинет (woodwind musical instrument) · tr klarnet (woodwind musical instrument) · tg кларнет (woodwind musical instrument) · mk кларинет (woodwind musical instrument) · nn klarinett (woodwind musical instrument) · vo klarinät (woodwind musical instrument) · da klarinet (woodwind musical instrument) · cy clarinét (woodwind musical instrument) · br klarinetenn (woodwind musical instrument) · ga clairnéid (woodwind musical instrument) · lij clarinétto (woodwind musical instrument) · el κλαρινέτο (woodwind musical instrument) · cmn 豎笛 /竖笛 (woodwind musical instrument) · ms klarinet (woodwind musical instrument) · ar كْلَارِينِيت (woodwind musical instrument) · ro clarinetă (woodwind musical instrument) · sh klarìnēt (woodwind musical instrument) · is klarínett (woodwind musical instrument) · kk кларнет (woodwind musical instrument) · ru кларне́т (woodwind musical instrument) · pms clarinèt (woodwind musical instrument) · ky кларнет (woodwind musical instrument) · sh кларѝне̄т (woodwind musical instrument) · nb klarinett (woodwind musical instrument) · he קְלַרְנִית (woodwind musical instrument) · es clarinete (woodwind musical instrument) · fur clarinet (woodwind musical instrument) · mn ᠻᠯᠠᠷᠨᠧᠲ᠋ (woodwind musical instrument) · ka კლარნეტი (woodwind musical instrument) · cmn 黑管 (woodwind musical instrument) · be кларне́т (woodwind musical instrument) · my ကလဲရီနက် (woodwind musical instrument) · mi pūtahoro (woodwind musical instrument) · fo klarinett (woodwind musical instrument) · ast clarinete (woodwind musical instrument) · id klarinet (woodwind musical instrument) · lad zurna (woodwind musical instrument) · ja クラリネット (woodwind musical instrument) · eo klarneto (woodwind musical instrument) · my ကလယ်ရီနက် (woodwind musical instrument) · ko 클라리넷 (woodwind musical instrument) · hu klarinét (woodwind musical instrument) · cs klarinet (woodwind musical instrument) · ro clarinet (woodwind musical instrument) · cmn 單簧管 /单簧管 (woodwind musical instrument) · sv klarinett (woodwind musical instrument) · pl klarnet (woodwind musical instrument) · gl clarinete (woodwind musical instrument) · eu klarinete (woodwind musical instrument) · uk кларне́т (woodwind musical instrument) · yi קלאַרנעט (woodwind musical instrument) · fi klarinetti (woodwind musical instrument) · sq gërnetë (woodwind musical instrument) · af klarinet (woodwind musical instrument) · mt klarinett (woodwind musical instrument) · mn кларнет (woodwind musical instrument) · fa کلارینت (woodwind musical instrument) · la clarinetum (woodwind musical instrument) · is klarínetta (woodwind musical instrument) · tl klarinete (woodwind musical instrument) · vi (kèn) cla-ri-nét (woodwind musical instrument) · lt klarnetas (woodwind musical instrument) · th คลาริเน็ต (woodwind musical instrument) · gd clàirneid (woodwind musical instrument) · uz klarnet (woodwind musical instrument) · sl klarinet (woodwind musical instrument) · nl klarinet (woodwind musical instrument) · xal биив (woodwind musical instrument) · hi शहनाई (woodwind musical instrument) · et klarnet (woodwind musical instrument) · bn ক্ল্যারিওনেট (woodwind musical instrument)