contrebasse

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian contrabbasso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tʁə.bas/, /kɔ̃.tʁə.bas/ ~ /kɔ̃.tʁə.bɑs/

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Noun

contrebasse f (plural contrebasses)

1. contrabass (musical range)
2. double bass (string instrument)

Descendants

• → Persian: کنترباس (kontrbâs)
• → Turkish: kontrbas

Further reading

• “contrebasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012