klávesa

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin clāvēs, a plural of Medieval Latin clāvis (key),[1] originally a mechanism for closing pipes of an organ.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈklaːvɛsa]
  • Rhymes: -ɛsa

Noun

klávesa f (relational adjective klávesový)

  1. key (on a musical instrument)
  2. key (on a typewriter or computer keyboard)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Václav Machek (1968) “klávesa”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 252
  2. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “klávesa”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

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