Musik

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German mūsic, from Old High German musika, musica, from Latin mūsica (“music”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /muˈziːk/, [muˈziːk], [mʊ-], (casual also) [mo-] IPA(key): /ˈmʊzɪk/ (regional, e.g. western Germany, but mostly avoided in more formal/solemn contexts like church music, school subject etc.) === Noun === Musik f (genitive Musik, plural Musiken, diminutive Musikchen n) (uncountable) music Synonym: (rare) Tonkunst (uncountable) music as a school subject, musical instruction Synonym: Musikunterricht Musik fällt morgen aus. ― Music class is cancelled tomorrow. (countable) a musical piece Eine kleine Nachtmusik ― Eine kleine Nachtmusik (countable, informal) a band, mostly one performing at some event ==== Usage notes ==== Not used for a physical piece of written music such as sheet music, for which Noten is used instead. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Musik”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Musik” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Musik” in Duden online Musik on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de == Low German == === Alternative forms === meziek (Dutch Low Saxon) === Noun === Musik f music