Tafelklavier
German, noun/ˈtaːfl̩klaˌviːɐ̯/
Tafelklavier is a German neuter noun meaning “square piano” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “im 19. Jahrhundert verbreitete Form des Hammerklavieres, bei der die Saiten horizontal liegen und somit die…”.
What does Tafelklavier mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersquare piano
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. im 19. Jahrhundert verbreitete Form des Hammerklavieres, bei der die Saiten horizontal liegen und somit die tischähnliche Gestaltung des Instruments ermöglichen
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 Tafelklavier
- Tafelklavieres genitive
- Tafelklaviers genitive
- Tafelklaviere plural
- Tafelklavieren dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tafelklavier?
- /ˈtaːfl̩klaˌviːɐ̯/
- [ˈtaːfl̩klaˌviːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Tafelklavier in German?
Tafelklavier appears about once in every 38 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).