clef

English

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The G-clef

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin clāvis (“a key”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛf

Noun

clef (plural clefs)

1. A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches indicated by the lines on the staff

Derived terms

• alto clef
• bass clef
• C clef
• F clef
• G clef
• tenor clef
• treble clef

Related terms

• clave

Translations

musical symbol

Afrikaans: sleutel (af) Albanian: çelës (sq) Bulgarian: ключ (bg) m. Catalan: clau (ca) Czech: klíč (cs) m. Danish: nøgle (da) Dutch: sleutel (nl) Finnish: nuottiavain (fi) French: clé (fr) f. German: Schlüssel (de) Greek: κλειδί (el) (klidí) Hungarian: kulcs (hu) Indonesian: kunci musik (id) Irish: eochair (ga) Italian: chiave (it) f.

Japanese: 音部記号 (ja) (onbu kigō) Korean: 음자리표 (ko) (eumjaripyo) Latin: clavis (la) f. Mandarin: 谱号 (cmn) (pǔhào) Norwegian: nøkkel (no) Polish: klucz (pl) m. Portuguese: clave (pt) f. Russian: ключ (ru) (kl'uč) m. Scottish Gaelic: iuchair (gd) f. Spanish: clave (es) f. Swedish: klav (sv) Tagalog: klep (tl) Turkish: nota anahtarı (tr) Vietnamese: khóa của âm nhạc (vi)

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Anglo-Norman

Etymology

Latin clāvem, accusative of clāvis (“a key”).

Noun

clef f. (oblique plural clés, nominative singular clef, nominative plural clés)

1. key

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French

Alternative forms

• clé

Etymology

Old French, see below

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kle/

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• Rhymes: -e
• Homophones: clé, clefs, clés

Noun

clef f. (plural clefs)

1. key

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Old French

Etymology

Latin clāvis (“a key”).

Noun

clef f. (oblique plural clés, nominative singular clef, nominative plural clés)

1. key