clarinet
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clarinet
- /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/
- /ˌklɛɹɪˈnɛt/
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
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.
noun clarinets
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A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
Similar: agony-pipe
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: contrabass, quintet, concerto, basset, clarion, speaker, chiff, clacker, schalmei, suona, bugle, chime, sonorophone, whistle note, trumpet, sopranino sax
Translations
Every language
noun woodwind musical instrument
| Español | clarinete |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 클라리넷 keullarinet |
| 日本語 | クラリネット kurarinetto |
| 中文 | 單簧管 /单簧管 dānhuángguǎn, 豎笛 /竖笛 shùdí, 黑管 hēiguǎn |
| हिन्दी | शहनाई śahnāī |
| Kiswahili | nzumari |
| Português | clarinete |
| Français | clarinette |
| Deutsch | Klarinette |
| Italiano | clarinetto |
| Ελληνικά | κλαρινέτο klarinéto |
| Română | clarinet, clarinetă |
| Русский | кларне́т klarnét |
| Tiếng Việt | (kèn) cla-ri-nét |
| العربية | كْلَارِينِيت klārīnīt |
| עברית | קְלַרְנִית klarniet |
Talk about this word "clarinet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clarinet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. clarinet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clarinet "clarinet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clarinet.Cite this
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title = {clarinet},
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