clarinet
English
/ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/
noun
Definitions
- (musical instruments) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian clarinetto derived from French clarinette.
Origin
French
clarinette
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- clarinetist English
- clarinettist English
- clarinettista Italian
- clarinetto Italian
- klarinet Dutch, Flemish
- clarinette French
- кларне́т Russian
- кларнет Russian
- klarinett Norwegian Bokmål
- クラリネット Japanese
- バスクラリネット Japanese
- klarinett Norwegian Nynorsk
- clairnéid Irish
- klarinet Danish
- clarin Old French
- klarinet Serbo-Croatian
- คลาริเน็ต Thai
- κλαρινέτο Greek (modern)