clavier

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French clavier (“keyboard”), from Latin clavis (“key”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklævɪɚ/, /kləˈvɪɚ/ Rhymes: -ævɪə(ɹ), -ɪə(ɹ) === Noun === clavier (plural claviers) (music) The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== clavichord clavicle clavis nom de clavier === References === “clavier”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === caliver, caviler, valeric, velaric == French == === Etymology === Formed from the root of Latin clāvis (whence French clef), with the suffix -ier. Cf. also Medieval Latin clāvārius. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kla.vje/ Rhymes: -e Homophone: claviers === Noun === clavier m (plural claviers) (computing) keyboard (of a computer) (music) keyboard (component of many musical instruments) (archaic) keyring (slang) mouth, teeth ==== Derived terms ==== clavarder claviériste raccourci clavier ==== Descendants ==== → English: clavier → German: Klavier, Clavier (pre-1901)→ Czech: klavír→ Kashubian: klawir→ Lower Sorbian: klawěr→ Pennsylvania German: Glavier→ Romanian: clavir (dated, rare)→ Serbo-Croatian: klavir→ Slovene: klavir→ Upper Sorbian: klawěr → Low German: Klaveer → Portuguese: cravo → Swedish: klaver → Turkish: klavye === Further reading === “clavier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012