clave

== English == === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kleɪv/ Rhymes: -eɪv ==== Verb ==== clave (archaic) simple past and past participle of cleave === Etymology 2 === From Spanish clave, from Latin clāvis (“key”). Doublet of clavis and clef. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈklɑːveɪ/ Rhymes: -ɑːveɪ ==== Noun ==== clave (plural claves) singular of claves ==== Noun ==== clave (plural claves) (music) A characteristic pattern of beats, especially the 3-2 son clave. ==== See also ==== Clave (rhythm) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 3 === Clipping of autoclave. ==== Noun ==== clave (plural claves) Ellipsis of autoclave. ==== Verb ==== clave (third-person singular simple present claves, present participle claving, simple past and past participle claved) Ellipsis of autoclave. === Anagrams === calve == Asturian == === Verb === clave first/third-person singular present subjunctive of clavar == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkla.ve/ Rhymes: -ave Hyphenation: clà‧ve === Noun === clave f plural of clava === Anagrams === calve == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɫaː.wɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈklaː.ve] === Noun === clāve ablative singular of clāvis === Noun === clāve vocative singular of clāvus == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin clāvem. Doublet of chave. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -avi, -avɨ Hyphenation: cla‧ve === Noun === clave f (plural claves) (music) clef (symbol) juggling club ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “clave”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklabe/ [ˈkla.β̞e] Rhymes: -abe Syllabification: cla‧ve === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin clāvis (“key”). Compare the inherited doublet llave. ==== Noun ==== clave f (plural claves) (figurative) key (to a problem or puzzle) password Synonym: contraseña clave WiFi ― WiFi password code (music) clef (music) clave ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → English: clave ==== Adjective ==== clave m or f (masculine and feminine plural clave or claves) key (important) Synonym: importante ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== clave inflection of clavar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “clave”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025