Cello

See also: cello, çello, -cello, and 'cello

German

Etymology

Clipping of Violoncello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛlo/, /ˈʃɛlo/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Cello n (strong, genitive Cellos, plural Cellos or Celli)

1. (music) cello

   Synonym: Violoncello

Declension

Declension of Cello [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Cello	die	Cellos, Celli
genitive	eines	des	Cellos	der	Cellos, Celli
dative	einem	dem	Cello	den	Cellos, Celli
accusative	ein	das	Cello	die	Cellos, Celli

Further reading

• “Cello” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Cello” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Cello” in Duden online
• Cello on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de