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Clarinets.
 
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Etymology

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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.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/, /ˌklɛɹɪˈnɛt/
  • Audio (US):Duration: 2 seconds.(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

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clarinet (plural clarinets)

  1. (music) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high). synonym ▲
    Synonym: agony-pipe

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian clarinetto.

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Noun

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clarinet m (plural clarinets)

  1. clarinet

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Friulian

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clarinet m (plural clarinets)

  1. clarinet

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French clarinette or German Klarinette.

Noun

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clarinet n (plural clarinete)

  1. (music) clarinet synonym ▲
    Synonym: clarinetă

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative clarinet clarinetul clarinete clarinetele
genitive-dative clarinet clarinetului clarinete clarinetelor
vocative clarinetule clarinetelor