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• Kontrabaß (superseded)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/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Kontrabass m (strong, genitive Kontrabasses, plural Kontrabässe)

1. 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 rare, 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