Definition
Plural of clavicembalo; multiple keyboard instruments like harpsichords or similar plucked-string keyboard instruments.
Etymology
From Italian 'clavicembalo' (harpsichord), plural 'clavicembali.' From 'clavi-' (key) + 'cembalo' (cymbal or string instrument). Medieval Latin and Italian origin.
Kelly Says
In museum inventories and historical records of European courts, you'll see 'several clavicembali' listed in royal collections—these were expensive, prized instruments that showed wealth and cultural sophistication.
Translations
ARالعربية
القيثارة
al-qee-tha-rah
CACatalà
clavecí
kla-ve-see
CSČeština
klavír
kla-veer
DEDeutsch
Cembalo
tshe-ma-loh
ELΕλληνικά
πιάνο
pee-ah-no
ESEspañol
clavicémbalos
kla-vee-sen-bah-los
FISuomi
klaveri
kla-ve-ri
FRFrançais
clavecin
kla-ve-sen
HEעברית
פסנתר
pa-snan-ter
HIहिन्दी
हारपिक्का
haar-pi-kka
HUMagyar
zongora
zon-go-rah
IDBahasa Indonesia
clavichord
kla-vi-chord
ITItaliano
clavicembalo
kla-vee-tshe-mba-loh
MSBahasa Melayu
klavikord
kla-vik-ord
MYမြန်မာ
ပီယနို
pee-ya-no
NLNederlands
clavecimbel
kla-ve-sim-bel
RORomână
clavicord
kla-vi-cord
RUРусский
клавесин
kla-ve-sin
SWKiswahili
klavikord
kla-vik-ord
TEతెలుగు
పియానో
pee-ya-no
THไทย
เครื่องเป่า
krung-peh-o
TLTL
klavikord
kla-vik-ord
TRTürkçe
klavikord
kla-vik-ord
UKУкраїнська
клавесин
kla-ve-sin
VITiếng Việt
clavichord
kla-vi-chord