noun · femininefirst declension
clāviātūra
clāviātūra f (genitive clāviātūrae)
Classical[kɫaː.wi.aːˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[kla.vi.aˈtuː.ra]
Meaning
- New Latinkeyboard
Informatoris (utpote cui vel Organi vel Inſtrumenti cujuslibet alterius Claviatura, hujusq́ue Con- & Diſſonantiæ exquiſitiſſimè notæ eſſe debent)
[…] according to this instructor (inasmuch as either the organ or any other instrument with a keyboard might not render the exact dissonances and consonances that are notated)1688, Georg Falck, Idea Boni Cantoris, page 18:Quod ſi verò c parvum ſonate putes, uſque ad d ſuperiùs ſupra claviaturæ Organicæ metam ſe extendet.
If indeed you think that C is a small sound, it will extend up to D above the top of the organic keyboard.1715, Thomas Balthasar Janovvka, Clavis ad Musicam in Elucidatione Potissimum Dictionum seu Terminorum Musicorum Consistens, page 284:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | clāviātūra | clāviātūrae |
| genitive | clāviātūrae | clāviātūrārum |
| dative | clāviātūrae | clāviātūrīs |
| accusative | clāviātūram | clāviātūrās |
| ablative | clāviātūrā | clāviātūrīs |
| vocative | clāviātūra | clāviātūrae |
Origins
Coined parallel with German Klaviatur, equivalent to a *clāviō, *clāviātum verb from clāvis (“key”) + -tūra.