Instrument

See also: instrument

German

Etymology

From Middle High German instrument, from Latin īnstrūmentum. Compare Middle Low German instrument (whence German Low German Instrument), Middle English instrument (whence English instrument), Middle Dutch instrument (whence Dutch instrument).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌɪnstʁuˈmɛnt]

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Noun

Instrument n (strong, genitive Instrumentes or Instruments, plural Instrumente)

1. (music or general) instrument

Declension

Declension of Instrument [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Instrument	die	Instrumente
genitive	eines	des	Instrumentes, Instruments	der	Instrumente
dative	einem	dem	Instrument, Instrumente1	den	Instrumenten
accusative	ein	das	Instrument	die	Instrumente

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• (music): Musikinstrument

Hyponyms

• (general): Laborinstrument, Messinstrument, medizinisches Instrument, Notariatsinstrument (“notarial instrument”)
• (music): Blasinstrument, Schlaginstrument, Streichinstrument, Tasteninstrument, Zupfinstrument

Related terms

• (general): Instrumentenbrett, Instrumententafel, Instrumententisch
• (music): Instrumentenbauer, Instrumentenhersteller, Instrumentenkasten, Instrumentenmacher

Further reading

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