# klaver
## Danish
### Etymology

From French clavier

### Noun

klaver n (singular definite klaveret, plural indefinite klaverer)
* piano (a keyboard musical instrument)

#### Synonyms

* piano

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch clavere, from Old Dutch *klēvara, from Proto-West Germanic *klaibrā.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈklaː.vər/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: kla‧ver
* Rhymes: -aːvər

### Noun

klaver f or m (plural klavers, diminutive klavertje n)
* (botany, strictly speaking) A clover, trefoil; a plant of the tribe Trifolieae, particularly of the genus Trifolium
* (colloquial) Any plant with leaves resembling that of a trefoil
* (card games) clubs

#### Derived terms

* bokshoornklaver
* honingklaver
* hoornklaver
* klaverblad
* klaverblauwtje
* klaverjassen
* klavertjedrie
* klavertjevier
* klaverzuring
* kleine klaver
* rode klaver
* rolklaver
* witte klaver
* wondklaver

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: klawer
* Jersey Dutch: klâver
* → Indonesian: klaver
* → West Frisian: klaver

## Estonian
### Etymology

From German Klavier.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈklɑver/, [ˈklɑver]
* Rhymes: -ɑver
* Hyphenation: kla‧ver

### Noun

klaver (genitive klaveri, partitive klaverit)
* piano (a keyboard musical instrument)

#### Derived terms

* digiklaver
* klaverdaja
* klaverdama
* klaveriduo
* klaveriheli
* klaverikass
* klaverikate
* klaveriliteratuur
* klaverimäng
* klaveripala
* klaverisüit
* klaveriteos
* klaveritrio
* püstklaver
* tiibklaver

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch klaver, from Middle Dutch clavere.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkla.vər/
* Hyphenation: kla‧vêr

### Noun

klaver (plural klaver-klaver)
* (card games) clubs, one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣.
    Synonyms: cengkeh, keriting, semanggi

### See also

Suits in Indonesian · jenis kartu (see also: kartu, kartu remi) (layout · text) :
| hati | wajik, berlian | sekop, waru | keriting, klaver |

### Further reading

* “klaver” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From French clavier and German Klavier.

### Noun

klaver n (definite singular klaveret, indefinite plural klaver or klaverer, definite plural klavera or klaverene)
* (music) a piano

#### Related terms

* flygel
* piano

### References

* “klaver” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From French clavier and German Klavier.

### Noun

klaver n (definite singular klaveret, indefinite plural klaver, definite plural klavera)
* (music) a piano

#### Related terms

* flygel
* piano

### References

* “klaver” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French clavier.

### Noun

klaver n
* (music) a keyboard instrument (musical instrument with a keyboard, especially one where strings are struck by hammers, but also more generally)
    Synonym: klaverinstrument

#### Usage notes

Though synonymous, klaverinstrument might be more common in modern usage (especially when describing more modern instruments), klaver sounding a bit old-fashioned.

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | klaver | klavers |
| singular | definite | klaveret | klaverets |
| plural | indefinite | klaver | klavers |
| plural | definite | klaveren | klaverens |

#### Hyponyms

* celesta (“celesta”)
* cembalo (“harpsichord”)
* dragspel (“accordion”)
* flygel (“grand piano”)
* harmonium (“harmonium”)
* kammarorgel (“reed organ”)
* keyboard (“electronic keyboard”)
* klavikord (“clavichord”)
* mellotron (“mellotron”)
* orgel (“organ”)
* piano (“piano”)
* synt (“synth”)
* tramporgel (“pump organ”)

#### Derived terms

* hammarklaver
* handklaver
* klavertramp
* trampa i klaveret

#### See also

* klaviatur
* klavikord

### References

* klaver in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* klaver in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* klaver in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)