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violin
English
Etymology
From Italian violino, diminutive form of viola with diminutive suffix -ino.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?va???l?n/, [?va?????l?n]
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?v?e?l?n/, /?v?e.??l?n/
- Rhymes: -?n
Noun
violin (plural violins)
- (music) A musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string, with the pitch set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers; also any instrument of the violin family.
- Synonym: fiddle
- (music) A violinist.
- The first violin often plays the lead melody lines in a string quartet.
Derived terms
Related terms
- viol
- viola
- violoncello
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ????? (baiorin)
- ? Korean: ???? (baiollin)
Translations
Verb
violin (third-person singular simple present violins, present participle violining, simple past and past participle violined)
- (transitive, intransitive) To play on, or as if on, a violin.
See also
- bass viol
- cello
- double bass
- viola
Anagrams
- olivin
Catalan
Verb
violin
- third-person plural present subjunctive form of violar
- third-person plural imperative form of violar
Danish
Etymology
From Italian violino, diminutive form of viola with diminutive suffix -ino.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /violi?n/, [vio?li??n]
- Rhymes: -in
Noun
violin c (singular definite violinen, plural indefinite violiner)
- violin
Declension
References
- “violin” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “violin” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vju?li?/
Noun
violin m (plural violin)
- violin
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concertmaster
English
Etymology
concert +? master, as a calque of German Konzertmeister.
Noun
concertmaster (plural concertmasters, feminine concertmistress)
- (music, US) The first violin in a symphony orchestra; normally plays violin solos
Synonyms
- leader (UK)
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