"clave" meaning in Spanish

See clave in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈklabe/, [ˈkla.β̞e] Forms: clave [feminine, masculine, plural], claves [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -abe Etymology: Borrowed from Latin clāvis (“key”). Compare the inherited doublet llave. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|la|clāvis||key}} Borrowed from Latin clāvis (“key”), {{doublet|es|llave|notext=1}} llave Head templates: {{es-adj|pl=#|pl2=claves}} clave m or f (masculine and feminine plural clave or claves)
  1. key (important) Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: importante Derived forms: palabra clave
    Sense id: en-clave-es-adj-YD-Pg4SS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈklabe/, [ˈkla.β̞e] Forms: claves [plural]
Rhymes: -abe Etymology: Borrowed from Latin clāvis (“key”). Compare the inherited doublet llave. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|la|clāvis||key}} Borrowed from Latin clāvis (“key”), {{doublet|es|llave|notext=1}} llave Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} clave f (plural claves)
  1. (figurative) key (to a problem or puzzle) Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-clave-es-noun-dYeiizlS
  2. password Tags: feminine Synonyms: contraseña
    Sense id: en-clave-es-noun-XohImNoo Categories (other): Spanish terms with collocations
  3. code Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-clave-es-noun-VpTQii5T
  4. (music) clef Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-clave-es-noun-h9atBJeD Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  5. (music) clave Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-clave-es-noun-bVB0tL8r Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: clave de sol, intercambio de claves Related terms: llave
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈklabe/, [ˈkla.β̞e]
Rhymes: -abe Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} clave
  1. inflection of clavar:
    first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: clavar
    Sense id: en-clave-es-verb-4WsMQzns Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 25 5 5 5 24 2 1 1 2 1 1 5 1 1 0 20 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 4 4 4 23 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 29 3 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 23 1 4 4 52 15
  2. inflection of clavar:
    third-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: clavar
    Sense id: en-clave-es-verb-LLBllGfu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "imperative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈklabe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkla.β̞e]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-abe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clave"
}

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