clarinet English · revision 962

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/, /ˌklɛɹɪˈnɛt/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|clarinette]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) a diminutive of ''clarine'' “little bell; clarion”,^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) the noun use of the feminine of Old French ''clarin'', from ''cler'' “clear”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) from [[la|clārus|t=clear]].^(AHD)^(Etymonline) It is related to [[clarion]].^(AHD)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The single-reed woodwind instrument (1733 in Merriam-Webster; 1768 in Etymonline; 1796 in the OED and Barnhart).^(MW Collegiate)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The instrument, a development of the medieval [[shawm]], is said to have been invented about 1700 by J. C. Denner of Nuremberg, and was a recognized orchestral instrument from about 1775.^(Etymonline) A variant form ''clarionet'' is recorded from 1784.^(Etymonline) The name was also given to an organ stop with a clarinet-like tone (1876).^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1733 – Merriam-Webster's date.^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1768 – Etymonline's date.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1784 – ''clarionet''.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1796 – the OED's and Barnhart's first quotation.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * 1876 – an organ stop.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[woodwind]] instrument with a straight cylindrical tube, a flared bell and a single-[[reed]] mouthpiece, played with finger holes and keys.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # An organ stop with a tone like that of the clarinet.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[clarinetist]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[clarion]]

+ * [[clear]]

+ * [[oboe]]

+ * [[shawm]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}