Kontrabass

See also: kontrabass

German

Kontrabass

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian contrabasso (da viola), from contra (“against”) + basso (“low”). Compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin contrabassus (“low male voice”),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔntʁaˌbas/

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Noun

Kontrabass m

1. double bass (a large stringed instrument)

Synonyms

• Bass
• Bassgeige

Hypernyms

• Streichinstrument

Coordinate terms

• Geige, Violine, Viola, Bratsche, Cello

Further reading

• “Kontrabass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kontrabass” in Duden online