LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

clāvichordium

clāvichordium n (genitive clāvichordiī or clāvichordī)
Classical[kɫaː.wɪˈkʰɔr.di.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kla.viˈkɔr.di.um]

Meaning

  1. clavichord

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeclāvichordiumclāvichordia
genitiveclāvichordiī
clāvichordī		clāvichordiōrum
dativeclāvichordiōclāvichordiīs
accusativeclāvichordiumclāvichordia
ablativeclāvichordiōclāvichordiīs
vocativeclāvichordiumclāvichordia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kleh₂w-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kleh₂w-i-s
  3. Proto-Italic*klāwis
  4. Latinclāvichordium

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-der. Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ)bor. Latin chorda Latin clāvichordium From clāvis (“key”) + chorda (“chord, string”).

Descendants
  • Frenchclavicorde
  • Romanianclavicordfrom French clavicorde
  • GermanClavichord
  • Englishclavichordfrom German Clavichord
  • GermanKlavichord
  • Italianclavicordio
  • Catalanclavicordifrom Italian clavicordio
  • Italianclavicordo
  • Portugueseclavicórdio
  • Spanishclavicordio

In English words that came into English from clāvichordium

  • clavichordclāvichordium

Quick answers

What does clāvichordium mean in Latin?
clāvichordium, a noun, means “clavichord”.
What is the genitive of clāvichordium?
The genitive singular is clāvichordiī. clāvichordium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce clāvichordium?
In classical Latin, [kɫaː.wɪˈkʰɔr.di.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kla.viˈkɔr.di.um].
Where does clāvichordium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- → Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-i-s → Proto-Italic *klāwis → Latin clāvichordium.