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English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/ or /ˌklɛɹɪˈnɛt/
• :Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛt|-ɛt

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Italian clarinetto, diminutive of clarino meaning "trumpet" (as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet)

Noun

1. a woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).

Derived terms

• clarinetist
• contrabass clarinet
• bass clarinet
• alto clarinet
• soprano clarinet

Translations

• Afrikaans: klarinet
• Albanian: klarinetë
• Basque: klarinete
• Breton: klarinetenn
• Bulgarian: кларинет (klarinet)
• Catalan: #Catalan|clarinet
• Chinese: 单簧管 (chanhuang-guan)
• Croatian: {{t-|hr|klarinet|m}}
• Czech: {{t+|cs|klarinet|m}}
• Danish: {{t-|da|klarinet|c}}
• Dutch:
• Esperanto: klarneto
• Estonian: klarnet
• Finnish:
• French: {{t+|fr|clarinette|f}}
• German: {{t+|de|Klarinette|f}}
• Greek: {{t+|el|κλαρινέτο|n|tr=klarinéto|sc=Grek}}
• Hebrew: {{t+|he|קלרנית|sc=Hebr}}
• Hindi: शहनाई
• Hungarian:

• Icelandic: {{t-|is|klarínetta|f}}, {{t-|is|klarínett|n}}
• Irish: cláirnéid
• Italian: {{t+|it|clarino|m}}, {{t+|it|clarinetto|m}}
• Japanese: {{t+|ja|クラリネット|tr=kurarinetto|sc=Jpan}}
• Korean: 클라리넷 (kŭl.ra.ri.nes)
• Latin: clarinetum
• Lithuanian:
• Polish: {{t+|pl|klarnet|m}}
• Portuguese: {{t-|pt|clarinete|m}}
• Romanian: #Romanian|clarinet , clarinetă
• Russian: {{t+|ru|кларнет|m|tr=klarnét|sc=Cyrl}}
• Scottish Gaelic: clàirneid
• Serbian: кларинет (klarinet)
• Slovak: {{t-|sk|klarinet|m}}
• Slovene: {{t+|sl|klarinet|m}}
• Spanish: {{t-|es|clarinete|m}}
• Swahili: filimbi
• Swedish: {{t+|sv|klarinett|c}}
• Turkish:
• Welsh: clarinét

See also

• chalumeau

Category:Musical instruments

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Catalan

Noun

clarinet

1. #English|clarinet

Category:Catalan nouns

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Romanian

Noun

clarinet

1. #English|clarinet

Synonyms

• clarinetă

Category:Romanian nouns

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