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bass clarinet

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A bass instrument in the clarinet family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a large clarinet whose range is an octave below the B-flat clarinet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: clarinet

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 低音單簧管 /低音单簧管 (dai1 jam1 daan1 wong4 gun2) — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Chinese Mandarin: 低音單簧管 /低音单簧管 (dīyīn dānhuángguǎn) — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Czech: basklarinet — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Czech: basový klarinet — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Dutch: basklarinet — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Esperanto: basklarneto — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Finnish: bassoklarinetti — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • French: clarinette basse — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • German: Bassklarinette — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Greek: μπάσο κλαρινέτο (báso klarinéto) — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Hungarian: basszusklarinét — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Icelandic: bassaklarínett — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Icelandic: bassaklarínetta — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Italian: clarinetto basso — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Japanese: バスクラリネット — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Korean: 베이스 클라리넷 (beiseu keullarinet) — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Persian: کلارینت باس — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Polish: klarnet basowy — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Portuguese: clarinete baixo — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Russian: бас-кларнет (bas-klarnet) — bass instrument in the clarinet family
  • Spanish: clarinete bajo — bass instrument in the clarinet family