Violoncello

See also: violoncello

German

Etymology

From Italian violoncello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi̯olɔnˈt͡ʃɛlo/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Violoncello n (strong, genitive Violoncellos, plural Violoncellos or Violoncelli)

1. cello

   Synonyms: Cello, (dated) Kniegeige

Declension

Declension of Violoncello [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Violoncello	die	Violoncellos, Violoncelli
genitive	eines	des	Violoncellos	der	Violoncellos, Violoncelli
dative	einem	dem	Violoncello	den	Violoncellos, Violoncelli
accusative	ein	das	Violoncello	die	Violoncellos, Violoncelli

Descendants

• → Yiddish: וויאָלאָנטשעלאָ (violontshelo)

Further reading

• “Violoncello”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Violoncello” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Violoncello” in Duden online
• Violoncello on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de