LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

clāviātūra

clāviātūra f (genitive clāviātūrae)
Classical[kɫaː.wi.aːˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[kla.vi.aˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. 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

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeclāviātūraclāviātūrae
genitiveclāviātūraeclāviātūrārum
dativeclāviātūraeclāviātūrīs
accusativeclāviātūramclāviātūrās
ablativeclāviātūrāclāviātūrīs
vocativeclāviātūraclāviātūrae

Origins

Coined parallel with German Klaviatur, equivalent to a *clāviō, *clāviātum verb from clāvis (“key”) + -tūra.

Quick answers

What does clāviātūra mean in Latin?
clāviātūra, a noun, means “keyboard”.
What is the genitive of clāviātūra?
The genitive singular is clāviātūrae. clāviātūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce clāviātūra?
In classical Latin, [kɫaː.wi.aːˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kla.vi.aˈtuː.ra].