clave

• IPA^(key): /kleɪv/

clave

1. (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of cleave
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981:

     , Genesis, 22:3

     And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981:

     , Ruth 1:14

     And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.

   • 1868, Thomas Malory, chapter 11, in Le Morte D'Arthur:

     Sir Launcelot put his shield afore him, and put the stroke away of the one giant, and with his sword he clave his head asunder.

From Spanish clave, from Latin clāvis (“key”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑːveɪ/

clave (plural claves)

1. singular of claves

clave (plural claves)

1. (music) A characteristic pattern of beats, especially the 3-2 son clave.

• Wikipedia article on clave in rhythm

• calve

clave

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of clavar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of clavar

clave f

1. plural of clava

• calve

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈklaː.we/, [ˈkɫaː.wɛ]

clāve

1. ablative singular of clāvis

clāve

1. vocative singular of clāvus

Borrowed from Latin clāvis. Compare the inherited chave.

• Rhymes: -avi

clave f (plural claves)

1. (music) clef (symbol)
2. juggling club

Borrowed from Latin clāvis (“key”). Compare the inherited doublet llave.

clave f (plural claves)

1. key (to a problem or puzzle)
2. password
3. code
4. (music) clef
5. (music) clave

• (password): contraseña

• llave

• English: clave

clave (plural clave or claves)

1. key (important)

clave

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of clavar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of clavar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of clavar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of clavar.