clarinet

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/, /ˌklɛɹɪˈnɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === clarinet (plural clarinets) (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: (jazz slang) agony-pipe ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Japanese: クラリネット Korean: 클라리넷 (keullarinet) Thai: คลาริเน็ต (klaa-rí-nèt) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== chalumeau === Further reading === Clarinet Clarion === Anagrams === INTERCAL, litracen == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian clarinetto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [klə.ɾiˈne̞t] IPA(key): (Balearic) [klə.ɾiˈnət] IPA(key): (Central) [klə.ɾiˈnɛt] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kla.ɾiˈnet] === Noun === clarinet m (plural clarinets) clarinet ==== Derived terms ==== clarinetista === Further reading === “clarinet”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Friulian == === Noun === clarinet m (plural clarinets) clarinet == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French clarinette or German Klarinette. === Noun === clarinet n (plural clarinete) (music) clarinet Synonym: clarinetă ==== Declension ====