contrabass en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɑn.tɹəˌbeɪs/
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
From Italian contrabbasso, from contra (“against”) + basso (“low”).
Meanings
- The part or section one octave lower than bass.
- Double bass; string bass.
- Any of the several contrabass instruments.
- The person or instrument performing the contrabass part.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| contrabasses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
contrabass saxophonist · contrabassist · triple contrabass viol · contrabass bugle · contrabass recorder · octocontrabass · subcontrabass · contrabass sax · contrabass saxophone · contrabass clarinet
Relateds
Translations (14)
de Kontrabass (part or section one octave lower than bass) · pt contrabaixo (part or section one octave lower than bass) · ru контраба́с (part or section one octave lower than bass) · nl contrabas (part or section one octave lower than bass) · es contrabajo (part or section one octave lower than bass) · sv kontrabas (part or section one octave lower than bass) · ja コントラバス (part or section one octave lower than bass) · mk ко́нтрабас (person or instrument performing the contrabass part) · da kontrabas (part or section one octave lower than bass) · fi kontrabasso (person or instrument performing the contrabass part) · fur cuintribàs (part or section one octave lower than bass) · fi kontrabasso (part or section one octave lower than bass) · fr contrebasse (part or section one octave lower than bass) · it contrabbasso (part or section one octave lower than bass)