contrebasse

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian contrabbasso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tʁə.bas/, /kɔ̃.tʁə.bɑs/
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Noun

contrebasse f (plural contrebasses)

contrabass (musical range)
double bass (string instrument)

Descendants

→ Persian: کنترباس (kontrbâs)
→ Turkish: kontrbas

Further reading

“contrebasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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