harpsicord
English
Noun
harpsicord (plural harpsicords)
- Dated form of harpsichord.
- 1922, Thomas Hardy, 'Haunting Fingers: A Phantasy in a Museum of Musical Instruments' in Late Lyrics and Earlier with Many Other Verses, Macmillan, page 60:
- “The tender pat
- Of her aery finger-tips
- Upon me daily—I rejoiced thereat!”
- (Thuswise a harpsicord, as from dampered lips.)
- 1922, Thomas Hardy, 'Haunting Fingers: A Phantasy in a Museum of Musical Instruments' in Late Lyrics and Earlier with Many Other Verses, Macmillan, page 60:
Romanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English harpsichord.
Noun
harpsicord n (plural harpsicorduri)
- (literary) harpsichord
- Synonym: clavecin
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | harpsicord | harpsicordul | harpsicorduri | harpsicordurile | |
| genitive-dative | harpsicord | harpsicordului | harpsicorduri | harpsicordurilor | |
| vocative | harpsicordule | harpsicordurilor | |||
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English harpsichord.
Noun
harpsicord m or f (plural harpsicordiau, not mutable)
- harpsichord
- Synonyms: absicol, telgord, telyngord
Related terms
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “harpsicord”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “harpsicord”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies