Kontrabass

See also: kontrabass

German

Kontrabass

Alternative forms

Kontrabaß (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian contrabasso (da viola), from contra (“against”) + basso (“low”). Compare Medieval Latin contrabassus (“low male voice”),

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔntʁaˌbas/
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Noun

Kontrabass m (strong, genitive Kontrabasses, plural Kontrabässe)

double bass (a large stringed instrument)
Synonyms: Bass, Bassgeige

Declension

Declension of Kontrabass [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kontrabass	die	Kontrabässe
genitive	eines	des	Kontrabasses	der	Kontrabässe
dative	einem	dem	Kontrabass, Kontrabasse¹	den	Kontrabässen
accusative	einen	den	Kontrabass	die	Kontrabässe

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Hypernyms

Streichinstrument

Coordinate terms

Geige, Violine, Viola, Bratsche, Cello

Further reading

“Kontrabass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Kontrabass” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Kontrabass” in Duden online
Kontrabass on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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