Kontrabass
Appearance
See also: kontrabass
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian contrabasso (da viola), from contra (“against”) + basso (“low”). Compare Medieval Latin contrabassus (“low male voice”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Kontrabass m (strong, genitive Kontrabasses, plural Kontrabässe)
- double bass (a large stringed instrument)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kontrabass [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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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.
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Kontrabass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kontrabass” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Kontrabass” in Duden online
- Kontrabass on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de