clavichordium

Latin

clavichordium (a clavichord)

Etymology

clāvis (“key”) +‎ chorda (“chord, string”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /klaː.u̯iːˈkʰor.di.um/, [kɫ̪äːu̯iːˈkʰɔrd̪iʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kla.viˈkor.di.um/, [kläviˈkɔrd̪ium]

Noun

clāvīchordium n (genitive clāvīchordiī or clāvīchordī); second declension

1. (Renaissance Latin) clavichord

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	clāvīchordium	clāvīchordia
Genitive	clāvīchordiī clāvīchordī1	clāvīchordiōrum
Dative	clāvīchordiō	clāvīchordiīs
Accusative	clāvīchordium	clāvīchordia
Ablative	clāvīchordiō	clāvīchordiīs
Vocative	clāvīchordium	clāvīchordia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

• English: clavichord
• French: clavicorde
• Irish: clabhchorda
• Italian: clavicordo
• Spanish: clavicordio