clavicembalo

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See also: clavicémbalo

English

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Etymology

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From Italian clavicembalo.

Noun

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clavicembalo (plural clavicembalos or clavicembali)

  1. (music, now chiefly historical) A harpsichord.
    • 1970, Edna Kramer, The Nature and Growth of Modern Mathematics, Princeton, published 1982, page 706:
      Also we recall that Agnesi's life was bound up with that of a younger sister, Maria Teresa, who is known in the history of music as a composer and pianist, that is, virtuoso on the clavicembalo.
    • 1999, Mike Mitchell, translating HJC von Grimmelshausen, Simplicissimus, III.17, Dedalus 2016, p. 253:
      He taught me composition and how to improve my playing on the clavicembalo [translating Jnſtrument] and also the harp […].

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin clāvis +‎ cembalo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkla.viˈt͡ʃem.ba.lo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -embalo
  • Hyphenation: cla‧vi‧cém‧ba‧lo

Noun

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clavicembalo m (plural clavicembali)

  1. (music) harpsichord

Descendants

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  • Catalan: clavicèmbal
  • English: clavicembalo

References

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  1. ^ clavicembalo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Further reading

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  • clavicembalo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Romanian

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Noun

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clavicembalo n (plural clavicembalouri)

  1. Alternative form of clavicimbal

Declension

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