Kontrabass

== German == === Alternative forms === Kontrabaß (superseded) === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian contrabasso (da viola), from contra (“against”) + basso (“low”). Compare Medieval Latin contrabassus (“low male voice”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔntʁaˌbas/ === Noun === Kontrabass m (strong, genitive Kontrabasses, plural Kontrabässe) double bass (a large stringed instrument) Synonyms: Bass, Bassgeige ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== Streichinstrument ==== Coordinate terms ==== Geige, Violine, Viola, Bratsche, Cello === Further reading === “Kontrabass”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Kontrabass” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Kontrabass” in Duden online Kontrabass on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de