contrabas

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian contrabbasso. Equivalent to contra- +‎ bas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.traːˌbɑs/

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• Hyphenation: con‧tra‧bas

Noun

contrabas f (plural contrabassen, diminutive contrabasje n)

1. (music) double bass

Derived terms

• contrabassist

Romanian

contrabas

Etymology

Borrowed from French contrebasse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon.tra.ˈbas/
• Rhymes: -as
• Hyphenation: con‧tra‧bas

Noun

contrabas n (plural contrabasuri)

1. (music) double bass (a large stringed instrument)

Declension

Declension of contrabas

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	contrabas	contrabasul		contrabasuri	contrabasurile
genitive-dative	contrabas	contrabasului		contrabasuri	contrabasurilor
vocative	contrabasule			contrabasurilor

Noun

contrabas m (plural contrabași)

1. double bassist

   Synonym: contrabasist

Declension

Declension of contrabas

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	contrabas	contrabasul		contrabași	contrabașii
genitive-dative	contrabas	contrabasului		contrabași	contrabașilor
vocative	contrabasule			contrabașilor

Related terms

• contrabasist

Further reading

• contrabas in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)