Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clavichordist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
clavi-chordist
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who plays the clavichord.

Etymology

Etymology tree English clavichord Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English clavichordist From clavichord + -ist.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does clavichordist mean?
Someone who plays the clavichord.
Where does clavichordist come from?
Etymology tree English clavichord Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English clavichordist From clavichord + -ist.

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