cembalo

See also: Cembalo and čembalo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cembalo, from Latin. Doublet of cymbal.

Noun

cembalo (plural cembalos or cembali)

1. (music) A harpsichord.

   Synonym: (archaic) clavecin

Translations

cembalo — see harpsichord

Anagrams

• Lacombe

Czech

Etymology

First attested in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛmbalo]
• Hyphenation: cem‧ba‧lo

Noun

cembalo n (relational adjective cembalový)

1. harpsichord

Declension

Declension of cembalo (hard neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	cembalo	cembala
genitive	cembala	cembal
dative	cembalu	cembalům
accusative	cembalo	cembala
vocative	cembalo	cembala
locative	cembalu	cembalech
instrumental	cembalem	cembaly

Related terms

• cembalista m

Further reading

• “cembalo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
• “cembalo”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cembalo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛm.baː.loː/, /ˈsɛm.baː.loː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: cem‧ba‧lo

Noun

cembalo m (plural cembalo's, no diminutive)

1. (music, uncommon) harpsichord, cembalo

   Synonym: klavecimbel

Derived terms

• cembalist

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian cembalo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃembɑlo/, [ˈt̪ʃe̞mbɑ̝lo̞]
• Rhymes: -embɑlo
• Syllabification^(key): cem‧ba‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): cem‧ba‧lo

Noun

cembalo

1. harpsichord

Declension

Inflection of cembalo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		cembalo	cembalot
genitive		cembalon	cembalojen cembaloiden cembaloitten
partitive		cembaloa	cembaloja cembaloita
illative		cembaloon	cembaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		cembalo	cembalot
accusative	nom.	cembalo	cembalot
	gen.	cembalon
genitive		cembalon	cembalojen cembaloiden cembaloitten
partitive		cembaloa	cembaloja cembaloita
inessive		cembalossa	cembaloissa
elative		cembalosta	cembaloista
illative		cembaloon	cembaloihin
adessive		cembalolla	cembaloilla
ablative		cembalolta	cembaloilta
allative		cembalolle	cembaloille
essive		cembalona	cembaloina
translative		cembaloksi	cembaloiksi
abessive		cembalotta	cembaloitta
instructive		—	cembaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of cembalo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative cembaloni cembaloni accusative nom. cembaloni cembaloni gen. cembaloni genitive cembaloni cembalojeni cembaloideni cembaloitteni partitive cembaloani cembalojani cembaloitani inessive cembalossani cembaloissani elative cembalostani cembaloistani illative cembalooni cembaloihini adessive cembalollani cembaloillani ablative cembaloltani cembaloiltani allative cembalolleni cembaloilleni essive cembalonani cembaloinani translative cembalokseni cembaloikseni abessive cembalottani cembaloittani instructive — — comitative — cembaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative cembalosi cembalosi accusative nom. cembalosi cembalosi gen. cembalosi genitive cembalosi cembalojesi cembaloidesi cembaloittesi partitive cembaloasi cembalojasi cembaloitasi inessive cembalossasi cembaloissasi elative cembalostasi cembaloistasi illative cembaloosi cembaloihisi adessive cembalollasi cembaloillasi ablative cembaloltasi cembaloiltasi allative cembalollesi cembaloillesi essive cembalonasi cembaloinasi translative cembaloksesi cembaloiksesi abessive cembalottasi cembaloittasi instructive — — comitative — cembaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative cembalomme cembalomme accusative nom. cembalomme cembalomme gen. cembalomme genitive cembalomme cembalojemme cembaloidemme cembaloittemme partitive cembaloamme cembalojamme cembaloitamme inessive cembalossamme cembaloissamme elative cembalostamme cembaloistamme illative cembaloomme cembaloihimme adessive cembalollamme cembaloillamme ablative cembaloltamme cembaloiltamme allative cembalollemme cembaloillemme essive cembalonamme cembaloinamme translative cembaloksemme cembaloiksemme abessive cembalottamme cembaloittamme instructive — — comitative — cembaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative cembalonne cembalonne accusative nom. cembalonne cembalonne gen. cembalonne genitive cembalonne cembalojenne cembaloidenne cembaloittenne partitive cembaloanne cembalojanne cembaloitanne inessive cembalossanne cembaloissanne elative cembalostanne cembaloistanne illative cembaloonne cembaloihinne adessive cembalollanne cembaloillanne ablative cembaloltanne cembaloiltanne allative cembalollenne cembaloillenne essive cembalonanne cembaloinanne translative cembaloksenne cembaloiksenne abessive cembalottanne cembaloittanne instructive — — comitative — cembaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative cembalonsa cembalonsa accusative nom. cembalonsa cembalonsa gen. cembalonsa genitive cembalonsa cembalojensa cembaloidensa cembaloittensa partitive cembaloaan cembaloansa cembalojaan cembaloitaan cembalojansa cembaloitansa inessive cembalossaan cembalossansa cembaloissaan cembaloissansa elative cembalostaan cembalostansa cembaloistaan cembaloistansa illative cembaloonsa cembaloihinsa adessive cembalollaan cembalollansa cembaloillaan cembaloillansa ablative cembaloltaan cembaloltansa cembaloiltaan cembaloiltansa allative cembalolleen cembalollensa cembaloilleen cembaloillensa essive cembalonaan cembalonansa cembaloinaan cembaloinansa translative cembalokseen cembaloksensa cembaloikseen cembaloiksensa abessive cembalottaan cembalottansa cembaloittaan cembaloittansa instructive — — comitative — cembaloineen cembaloinensa

Synonyms

• klavesiini

Derived terms

• cembalisti

compounds

• cembalokonsertto

Further reading

• “cembalo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cymbalum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃem.ba.lo/
• Rhymes: -embalo
• Hyphenation: cém‧ba‧lo

Noun

cembalo m (plural cembali)

1. harpsichord

Further reading

• cembalo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “cembalo”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian cembalo.

Noun

cembalo n (uncountable)

1. cembalo

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cembalo	cembaloul
genitive-dative	cembalo	cembaloului
vocative	cembaloule

Swedish

Noun

cembalo c

1. harpsichord

   Hypernym: klaver (“keyboard instrument”)

Declension

Declension of cembalo

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	cembalo	cembalos
	definite	cembalon	cembalons
plural	indefinite	cembalor	cembalors
	definite	cembalorna	cembalornas

Related terms

• cembalist

References

• cembalo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• cembalo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)