LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

clāvicymbalum

clāvicymbalum n (genitive clāvicymbalī)
Ecclesiastical[kla.viˈt͡ʃim.ba.lum]

Meaning

  1. New Latinharpsichord
    Clavicymbalum automatum, omnis generis inſtrumentorum fidibus inſtructorum ſymphoniam exhibens.1657, Gaspar Schott, Mechanica hydraulica-pneumatica, page 432:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeclāvicymbalumclāvicymbala
genitiveclāvicymbalīclāvicymbalōrum
dativeclāvicymbalōclāvicymbalīs
accusativeclāvicymbalumclāvicymbala
ablativeclāvicymbalōclāvicymbalīs
vocativeclāvicymbalumclāvicymbala

Origins

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

Ancient Greek κύμβη (kúmbē) Ancient Greek *-αλον (*-alon) Ancient Greek κύμβαλον (kúmbalon)der. Latin cymbalum Latin clāvicymbalum From clāvis (“key”) + cymbalum (“cymbal”).

In English words that came into English from clāvicymbalum

  • clavicymbalclāvicymbalum

Quick answers

What does clāvicymbalum mean in Latin?
clāvicymbalum, a noun, means “harpsichord”.
What is the genitive of clāvicymbalum?
The genitive singular is clāvicymbalī. clāvicymbalum is neuter, second declension.
Where does clāvicymbalum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- → Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-i-s → Proto-Italic *klāwis → Latin clāvicymbalum.