cello
English
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Etymology 1
Shortening of violoncello.
Alternative forms
- (dated) 'cello
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛləʊ
Noun
cello (plural cellos or celli)
- (music) A large stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings, tuned from lowest to highest C-G-D-A, and played with a bow, also possessing an endpin to support the instrument's weight.
Synonyms
Meronyms
parts of a cello
- back
- bout
- upper bout
- c-bout
- lower bout
- bridge
- endpin, spike, tail spike
- endpin stopper
- f-hole, sound hole
- fine tuner
- fingerboard
- front, top, belly, table
- neck
- purfling, edgework
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
musical instrument
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References
- 1999. The Cambridge Companion to the Cello. Robin Stowell. Pg. 1.
Etymology 2
Shortening of cellophane.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛləʊ
Noun
cello (uncountable)
- cellophane
- 2011, Ava Carroll-Brown, Where Is Your Mother?
- Chocolates arranged in a candy dish or basket, antique or purchased in accordance to[sic] the personal taste of the host/hostess, wrapped with cello wrap and tied with a lovely ribbon—decadent!
- 2011, Ava Carroll-Brown, Where Is Your Mother?
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
cello c (singular definite celloen, plural indefinite celloer)
Inflection
Declension of cello
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | cello | celloen | celloer | celloerne |
genitive | cellos | celloens | celloers | celloernes |
Synonyms
Related terms
- cellist c
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
cello m (plural cello's, diminutive cellootje n)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Italian violoncello
Noun
cello m (definite singular celloen, indefinite plural celloer, definite plural celloene)
References
- “cello” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Italian violoncello
Noun
cello m (definite singular celloen, indefinite plural celloar, definite plural celloane)
References
- “cello” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
cello c
Declension
Declension of cello | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | cello | cellon | cellor, celli | cellorna |
Genitive | cellos | cellons | cellors, cellis | cellornas |
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