Notenschlüssel

German

Notenschlüssel (clefs)

Etymology

From Note (“note”) +‎ Schlüssel (“key”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoːtn̩ˌʃlʏsl̩/

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• Hyphenation: No‧ten‧schlüs‧sel
• Rhymes: -ʏsl̩, -ʏsəl

Noun

Notenschlüssel m (strong, genitive Notenschlüssels, plural Notenschlüssel)

1. (music) clef

Declension

Declension of Notenschlüssel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Notenschlüssel	die	Notenschlüssel
genitive	eines	des	Notenschlüssels	der	Notenschlüssel
dative	einem	dem	Notenschlüssel	den	Notenschlüsseln
accusative	einen	den	Notenschlüssel	die	Notenschlüssel

Hyponyms

• Violinschlüssel, Diskantschlüssel, Mezzosopranschlüssel, Altschlüssel, Bratschenschlüssel, Tenorschlüssel, Baritonschlüssel, Bassschlüssel
• C-Schlüssel, F-Schlüssel, G-Schlüssel

Related terms

• Achtelnote
• Notenhals
• Notenkopf
• Notenwert
• Viertelnote

 

Further reading

• “Notenschlüssel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Notenschlüssel” in Duden online