Hammerklavier
German, noun[ˈhamɐklaˌviːɐ̯]
Hammerklavier is a German neuter noun meaning “fortepiano” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das mit Hämmern angeschlagene Klavier im Gegensatz zu dem gezupften Cembalo und Clavichord”.
What does Hammerklavier mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterfortepiano
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das mit Hämmern angeschlagene Klavier im Gegensatz zu dem gezupften Cembalo und Clavichord
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hammerklavier
- Hammerklavieres genitive
- Hammerklaviers genitive
- Hammerklaviere plural
- Hammerklavieren dative definite plural
- Hammerclavier alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hammerklavier?
- [ˈhamɐklaˌviːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hammerklavier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hammerklavier in German?
Hammerklavier appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).