instrumental

de-adj

instrumental (strong nominative masculine singular instrumentaler, not comparable)

instrumentaler (masculine nominative singular strong)
instrumental (masculine predicative singular)
instrumental (feminine predicative singular)
instrumental (neuter predicative singular)
instrumental (plural predicative)
instrumentaler (masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
instrumentale (feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
instrumentales (neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
instrumentale (nominative plural strong without-article)
instrumentalen (genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
instrumentaler (feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
instrumentalen (genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
instrumentaler (genitive plural strong without-article)
instrumentalem (dative masculine singular strong without-article)
instrumentaler (dative feminine singular strong without-article)
instrumentalem (dative neuter singular strong without-article)
instrumentalen (dative plural strong without-article)
instrumentalen (accusative masculine singular strong without-article)
instrumentale (accusative feminine singular strong without-article)
instrumentales (accusative neuter singular strong without-article)
instrumentale (accusative plural strong without-article)
der instrumentale (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die instrumentale (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das instrumentale (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die instrumentalen (definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des instrumentalen (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der instrumentalen (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des instrumentalen (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der instrumentalen (definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem instrumentalen (dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der instrumentalen (dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem instrumentalen (dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den instrumentalen (dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den instrumentalen (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die instrumentale (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das instrumentale (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die instrumentalen (accusative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein instrumentaler (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine instrumentale (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein instrumentales (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
instrumentalen (indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine instrumentalen (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines instrumentalen (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer instrumentalen (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines instrumentalen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
instrumentalen (genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner instrumentalen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem instrumentalen (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer instrumentalen (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem instrumentalen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
instrumentalen (dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen instrumentalen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen instrumentalen (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine instrumentale (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein instrumentales (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
instrumentalen (accusative indefinite mixed plural)
keine instrumentalen (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)

Borrowed from French instrumental. Equivalent to Instrument + -al.


Ces

de-noun

Ces n (strong, genitive Ces, plural Ces)

Ces (genitive)
Ces (plural)
Ces (nominative singular)
Ces (definite nominative plural)
Ces (genitive singular)
Ces (definite genitive plural)
Ces (dative singular)
Ces (dative definite plural)
Ces (accusative singular)
Ces (accusative definite plural)


Xylophon

Xylophon n (strong, genitive Xylophons, plural Xylophone)

Xylophons (genitive)
Xylophone (plural)
Xylophon (nominative singular)
Xylophone (definite nominative plural)
Xylophons (genitive singular)
Xylophone (definite genitive plural)
Xylophon (dative singular)
Xylophonen (dative definite plural)
Xylophon (accusative singular)
Xylophone (accusative definite plural)

→ Hungarian: xilofon

→ Finnish: ksylofoni


Seele

Seele f (genitive Seele, plural Seelen, diminutive Seelchen n)

Seele (genitive)
Seelen (plural)
Seelchen (diminutive neuter)
Seele (nominative singular)
Seelen (definite nominative plural)
Seele (genitive singular)
Seelen (definite genitive plural)
Seele (dative singular)
Seelen (dative definite plural)
Seele (accusative singular)
Seelen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German sēle, from Old High German sēula, sēla, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō. Cognate with Low German Seel, Dutch ziel, English soul, Danish sjæl.
The type of bread is probably related to Allerseelen (“All Souls' Day”).


Eis

Eis n (strong, genitive Eis, plural Eis)

Eis (genitive)
Eis (plural)
Eis (nominative singular)
Eis (definite nominative plural)
Eis (genitive singular)
Eis (definite genitive plural)
Eis (dative singular)
Eis (dative definite plural)
Eis (accusative singular)
Eis (accusative definite plural)


Sekunde

Sekunde f (genitive Sekunde, plural Sekunden, diminutive Sekündchen n)

Sekunde (genitive)
Sekunden (plural)
Sekündchen (diminutive neuter)
Sekunde (nominative singular)
Sekunden (definite nominative plural)
Sekunde (genitive singular)
Sekunden (definite genitive plural)
Sekunde (dative singular)
Sekunden (dative definite plural)
Sekunde (accusative singular)
Sekunden (accusative definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin secunda. The units of time and angle are from pars minuta secunda (literally “second minute part”).

(music) A second, an interval of 1 (kleine Sekunde, minor second) or 2 (große Sekunde, major second) semitones.


Terz

Terz (genitive)
Terzen (plural)
Terz (nominative singular)
Terzen (definite nominative plural)
Terz (genitive singular)
Terzen (definite genitive plural)
Terz (dative singular)
Terzen (dative definite plural)
Terz (accusative singular)
Terzen (accusative definite plural)

(music) A third; an interval of 3 (kleine Terz, minor third) or 4 (große Terz, major third) semitones.


Sexte

Sexte (genitive)
Sexten (plural)
Sexte (nominative singular)
Sexten (definite nominative plural)
Sexte (genitive singular)
Sexten (definite genitive plural)
Sexte (dative singular)
Sexten (dative definite plural)
Sexte (accusative singular)
Sexten (accusative definite plural)

(music) A sixth; an interval of 8 (kleine Sexte, minor sixth) or 9 (große Sexte, major sixth) semitones.


Septime

Septime f (genitive Septime, plural Septimen)

Septime (genitive)
Septimen (plural)
Septime (nominative singular)
Septimen (definite nominative plural)
Septime (genitive singular)
Septimen (definite genitive plural)
Septime (dative singular)
Septimen (dative definite plural)
Septime (accusative singular)
Septimen (accusative definite plural)

(music) A seventh; an interval of 10 (kleine Septime, minor seventh) or 11 (große Septime, major seventh) semitones.


Oktave

Oktave f (genitive Oktave, plural Oktaven)

Oktave (genitive)
Oktaven (plural)
Oktave (nominative singular)
Oktaven (definite nominative plural)
Oktave (genitive singular)
Oktaven (definite genitive plural)
Oktave (dative singular)
Oktaven (dative definite plural)
Oktave (accusative singular)
Oktaven (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German octāv, from Medieval Latin octava (“eighth”).

(music) An interval of 12 semitones; an octave.


Akkord

Akkord m (strong, genitive Akkordes or Akkords, plural Akkorde)

Akkordes (genitive)
Akkords (genitive)
Akkorde (plural)
Akkord (nominative singular)
Akkorde (definite nominative plural)
Akkordes (genitive singular)
Akkords (genitive singular)
Akkorde (definite genitive plural)
Akkord (dative singular)
Akkorde (dative singular)
Akkorden (dative definite plural)
Akkord (accusative singular)
Akkorde (accusative definite plural)

Er begab sich ins Klavierzimmer, griff ein paar Akkorde auf dem verstimmten Flügel, verließ aber bald wieder den Raum, [...]

1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 14:

He went to the piano room, stroke a few chords on the out-of-tune grand piano, but soon left the room again, …


atonal

de-adj

atonal (strong nominative masculine singular atonaler, not comparable)

atonaler (masculine nominative singular strong)
atonal (masculine predicative singular)
atonal (feminine predicative singular)
atonal (neuter predicative singular)
atonal (plural predicative)
atonaler (masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
atonale (feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
atonales (neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
atonale (nominative plural strong without-article)
atonalen (genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
atonaler (feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
atonalen (genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
atonaler (genitive plural strong without-article)
atonalem (dative masculine singular strong without-article)
atonaler (dative feminine singular strong without-article)
atonalem (dative neuter singular strong without-article)
atonalen (dative plural strong without-article)
atonalen (accusative masculine singular strong without-article)
atonale (accusative feminine singular strong without-article)
atonales (accusative neuter singular strong without-article)
atonale (accusative plural strong without-article)
der atonale (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die atonale (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das atonale (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die atonalen (definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des atonalen (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der atonalen (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des atonalen (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der atonalen (definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem atonalen (dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der atonalen (dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem atonalen (dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den atonalen (dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den atonalen (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die atonale (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das atonale (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die atonalen (accusative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein atonaler (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine atonale (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein atonales (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
atonalen (indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine atonalen (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines atonalen (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer atonalen (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines atonalen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
atonalen (genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner atonalen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem atonalen (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer atonalen (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem atonalen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
atonalen (dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen atonalen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen atonalen (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine atonale (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein atonales (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
atonalen (accusative indefinite mixed plural)
keine atonalen (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)


-is

Norwegian Bokmål: -iss

A + -is → Ais (“A sharp”)

C + -is → Cis (“C sharp”)

D + -is → Dis (“D sharp”)

E + -is → Eis (“E sharp”)

F + -is → Fis (“F sharp”)

G + -is → Gis (“G sharp”)

H + -is → His (“B sharp”)


Führer

de-noun

Führer m (strong, genitive Führers, plural Führer, feminine Führerin)

Führers (genitive)
Führer (plural)
Führerin (feminine)
Führer (nominative singular)
Führer (definite nominative plural)
Führers (genitive singular)
Führer (definite genitive plural)
Führer (dative singular)
Führern (dative definite plural)
Führer (accusative singular)
Führer (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German füerære, vüerære, füerer, vüerer, from Old High German fôrari, equivalent to führen (“to lead”) + -er. Cognate with Yiddish פֿירער (firer), Cimbrian büurar, Swedish förare. In the historical sense probably a calque of Italian Duce.

(music) fugue theme (melody in the form it appears in first in a fugue)


Arie

Arie (genitive)
Arien (plural)
Arie (nominative singular)
Arien (definite nominative plural)
Arie (genitive singular)
Arien (definite genitive plural)
Arie (dative singular)
Arien (dative definite plural)
Arie (accusative singular)
Arien (accusative definite plural)

Borrowed from Italian aria, from Latin āēr (“air (atmosphere), breath”).

(music) aria (solo singing piece, notably in operatic genres)


Saxophon

Saxophon n (strong, genitive Saxophons, plural Saxophone)

Saxophons (genitive)
Saxophone (plural)
Saxophon (nominative singular)
Saxophone (definite nominative plural)
Saxophons (genitive singular)
Saxophone (definite genitive plural)
Saxophon (dative singular)
Saxophonen (dative definite plural)
Saxophon (accusative singular)
Saxophone (accusative definite plural)

19th century, from French saxophone. Equivalent to the name Adolphe Sax + -o- + -fon, from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice”).

Saxofon

preferred Duden spelling, but as yet less common


Ansatz

Ansatz m (strong, genitive Ansatzes, plural Ansätze)

Ansatzes (genitive)
Ansätze (plural)
Ansatz (nominative singular)
Ansätze (definite nominative plural)
Ansatzes (genitive singular)
Ansätze (definite genitive plural)
Ansatz (dative singular)
Ansatze (dative singular)
Ansätzen (dative definite plural)
Ansatz (accusative singular)
Ansätze (accusative definite plural)

→ English: ansatz, Ansatz (mathematics)

→ Finnish: ansatsi (music)

→ Portuguese: ansatz, Ansatz (mathematics)

Back-formation from ansetzen. Equivalent to an- + Satz.


Alt

Alt m (strong, genitive Altes or Alts, no plural)

Altes (genitive)
Alts (genitive)
Alt (nominative singular)
Altes (genitive singular)
Alts (genitive singular)
Alt (dative singular)
Alte (dative singular)
Alt (accusative singular)

Borrowed from Italian alto from Latin altus. Doublet of alt.

alto (musical voice; person or instrument that performs the alto part)


As

As (genitive)
As (plural)
As (nominative singular)
As (definite nominative plural)
As (genitive singular)
As (definite genitive plural)
As (dative singular)
As (dative definite plural)
As (accusative singular)
As (accusative definite plural)


B

B (genitive)
B (nominative singular)
B (genitive singular)
B (dative singular)
B (accusative singular)


Baby

Baby n (strong, genitive Babys, plural Babys or (now proscribed) Babies, diminutive Babychen n or Babylein n)

Babys (genitive)
Babys (plural)
Babies (plural proscribed)
Babychen (diminutive neuter)
Babylein (diminutive neuter)
Baby (nominative singular)
Babys (definite nominative plural)
Babies (definite nominative plural proscribed)
Babys (genitive singular)
Babys (definite genitive plural)
Babies (definite genitive plural proscribed)
Baby (dative singular)
Babys (dative definite plural)
Babies (dative definite plural proscribed)
Baby (accusative singular)
Babys (accusative definite plural)
Babies (accusative definite plural proscribed)

→ Lower Sorbian: baby

→ Upper Sorbian: baby

Mid-19th-century borrowing from English baby. The use as a term of endearment is a later borrowing from late-20th-century pop culture; it remains far more common in pop music than in real life.

(music or slang) baby (term of endearment for a lover)


Bach

de-proper noun

Bach m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bachs or (with an article) Bach, feminine genitive Bach, plural Bachs)

Bachs (genitive masculine)
Bach (genitive masculine)
Bach (feminine genitive)
Bachs (plural)

From Middle High German bach, from Old High German bah, from Proto-West Germanic *baki. Cognate with English beach and English beck.

(music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer


Balalaika

de-noun

Balalaika f (genitive Balalaika, plural Balalaikas or Balalaiken)

Balalaika (genitive)
Balalaikas (plural)
Balalaiken (plural)
Balalaika (nominative singular)
Balalaikas (definite nominative plural)
Balalaiken (definite nominative plural)
Balalaika (genitive singular)
Balalaikas (definite genitive plural)
Balalaiken (definite genitive plural)
Balalaika (dative singular)
Balalaikas (dative definite plural)
Balalaiken (dative definite plural)
Balalaika (accusative singular)
Balalaikas (accusative definite plural)
Balalaiken (accusative definite plural)


Band

Band (genitive)
Bands (plural)
Band (nominative singular)
Bands (definite nominative plural)
Band (genitive singular)
Bands (definite genitive plural)
Band (dative singular)
Bands (dative definite plural)
Band (accusative singular)
Bands (accusative definite plural)


Banjo

Banjo n (strong, genitive Banjos, plural Banjos)

Banjos (genitive)
Banjos (plural)
Banjo (nominative singular)
Banjos (definite nominative plural)
Banjos (genitive singular)
Banjos (definite genitive plural)
Banjo (dative singular)
Banjos (dative definite plural)
Banjo (accusative singular)
Banjos (accusative definite plural)


Bass

Bass m (strong, genitive Basses, plural Bässe)

Basses (genitive)
Bässe (plural)
Bass (nominative singular)
Bässe (definite nominative plural)
Basses (genitive singular)
Bässe (definite genitive plural)
Bass (dative singular)
Basse (dative singular)
Bässen (dative definite plural)
Bass (accusative singular)
Bässe (accusative definite plural)

Borrowed from Italian basso (“low”), from Latin bassus (“low”).

(music) bass (singer; section of musical group)

(music) bass, double bass (stringed instrument)


Be

Be (genitive)
Be (nominative singular)
Be (genitive singular)
Be (dative singular)
Be (accusative singular)


Bogen

Bogen m (strong, genitive Bogens, plural Bögen or Bogen, diminutive Bögelchen n)

Bogens (genitive)
Bögen (plural)
Bogen (plural)
Bögelchen (diminutive neuter)
Bogen (nominative singular)
Bögen (definite nominative plural)
Bogen (definite nominative plural)
Bogens (genitive singular)
Bögen (definite genitive plural)
Bogen (definite genitive plural)
Bogen (dative singular)
Bögen (dative definite plural)
Bogen (dative definite plural)
Bogen (accusative singular)
Bögen (accusative definite plural)
Bogen (accusative definite plural)

→ Kashubian: bóga

From Middle High German boge, from Old High German bogo, from Proto-West Germanic *bogō, from Proto-Germanic *bugô. Compare Dutch boog, English bow, Danish bue, Norwegian Nynorsk boge, Swedish båge.

(music) bow (for playing stringed instruments)


Brett

Brett n (strong, genitive Brettes or Bretts, plural Bretter, diminutive Brettchen n or Brettlein n)

Brettes (genitive)
Bretts (genitive)
Bretter (plural)
Brettchen (diminutive neuter)
Brettlein (diminutive neuter)
Brett (nominative singular)
Bretter (definite nominative plural)
Brettes (genitive singular)
Bretts (genitive singular)
Bretter (definite genitive plural)
Brett (dative singular)
Brette (dative singular)
Brettern (dative definite plural)
Brett (accusative singular)
Bretter (accusative definite plural)

→ Esperanto: breto

From Middle High German bret, from Old High German bret, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic *bredą, an e-grade byform of *burdą (“board, plank”). Cognate with Old English bred and Yiddish ברעט (bret).

(slang, music) energetic, forceful track


Bund

Bund m (strong, genitive Bundes or Bunds, plural Bünde)

Bundes (genitive)
Bunds (genitive)
Bünde (plural)
Bund (nominative singular)
Bünde (definite nominative plural)
Bundes (genitive singular)
Bunds (genitive singular)
Bünde (definite genitive plural)
Bund (dative singular)
Bunde (dative singular)
Bünden (dative definite plural)
Bund (accusative singular)
Bünde (accusative definite plural)

Gitarrenbund


Cello

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

Cellos (genitive)
Cellos (plural)
Celli (plural)
Cello (nominative singular)
Cellos (definite nominative plural)
Celli (definite nominative plural)
Cellos (genitive singular)
Cellos (definite genitive plural)
Celli (definite genitive plural)
Cello (dative singular)
Cellos (dative definite plural)
Celli (dative definite plural)
Cello (accusative singular)
Cellos (accusative definite plural)
Celli (accusative definite plural)


Cembalo

Cembalo n (strong, genitive Cembalos, plural Cembalos or Cembali)

Cembalos (genitive)
Cembalos (plural)
Cembali (plural)
Cembalo (nominative singular)
Cembalos (definite nominative plural)
Cembali (definite nominative plural)
Cembalos (genitive singular)
Cembalos (definite genitive plural)
Cembali (definite genitive plural)
Cembalo (dative singular)
Cembalos (dative definite plural)
Cembali (dative definite plural)
Cembalo (accusative singular)
Cembalos (accusative definite plural)
Cembali (accusative definite plural)

→ Japanese: チェンバロ (chenbaro)


Cluster

Cluster m or n (strong, genitive Clusters, plural Cluster or (rare) Clusters)

Clusters (genitive)
Cluster (plural)
Clusters (plural rare)
Cluster (definite nominative singular)
Cluster (definite nominative plural)
Clusters (definite nominative plural)
Clusters (genitive singular)
Cluster (definite genitive plural)
Clusters (definite genitive plural)
Cluster (dative singular)
Clustern (dative definite plural)
Clusters (dative definite plural)
Cluster (accusative definite singular)
Cluster (accusative definite plural)
Clusters (accusative definite plural)

de-ndecl

m:n,,-:s􂀿rare and not recognised by Duden􂁀

Unadapted borrowing from English cluster.

ubor

(music) secundal chord of three or more notes

cluster
secundal chord of three or more notes


Cover

de-noun

Cover n (strong, genitive Covers, plural Covers or Cover)

Covers (genitive)
Covers (plural)
Cover (plural)
Cover (nominative singular)
Covers (definite nominative plural)
Cover (definite nominative plural)
Covers (genitive singular)
Covers (definite genitive plural)
Cover (definite genitive plural)
Cover (dative singular)
Covers (dative definite plural)
Covern (dative definite plural)
Cover (accusative singular)
Covers (accusative definite plural)
Cover (accusative definite plural)


Des

Des n (strong, genitive Des, plural Des)

Des (genitive)
Des (plural)
Des (nominative singular)
Des (definite nominative plural)
Des (genitive singular)
Des (definite genitive plural)
Des (dative singular)
Des (dative definite plural)
Des (accusative singular)
Des (accusative definite plural)


Dis

Dis n (strong, genitive Dis, plural Dis)

Dis (genitive)
Dis (plural)
Dis (nominative singular)
Dis (definite nominative plural)
Dis (genitive singular)
Dis (definite genitive plural)
Dis (dative singular)
Dis (dative definite plural)
Dis (accusative singular)
Dis (accusative definite plural)


Es

Es (genitive)
Es (plural)
Es (nominative singular)
Es (definite nominative plural)
Es (genitive singular)
Es (definite genitive plural)
Es (dative singular)
Es (dative definite plural)
Es (accusative singular)
Es (accusative definite plural)


Funk

Funk m (strong, genitive Funks, no plural)

Funks (genitive)
Funk (nominative singular)
Funks (genitive singular)
Funk (dative singular)
Funk (accusative singular)


Gig

Gig m (strong, genitive Gigs, plural Gigs)

Gigs (genitive)
Gigs (plural)
Gig (nominative singular)
Gigs (definite nominative plural)
Gigs (genitive singular)
Gigs (definite genitive plural)
Gig (dative singular)
Gigs (dative definite plural)
Gig (accusative singular)
Gigs (accusative definite plural)

(music) gig (performing engagement by a musical group, usually used when referring to events with small audience and contemporary music such as rock or punk)


Glockenspiel

Glockenspiel n (strong, genitive Glockenspiels, plural Glockenspiele)

Glockenspiels (genitive)
Glockenspiele (plural)
Glockenspiel (nominative singular)
Glockenspiele (definite nominative plural)
Glockenspiels (genitive singular)
Glockenspiele (definite genitive plural)
Glockenspiel (dative singular)
Glockenspielen (dative definite plural)
Glockenspiel (accusative singular)
Glockenspiele (accusative definite plural)

[ˈɡlɔkŋ̍ˌʃpiːl]

From Glocke (“bell”) + -n- + Spiel (“play”).


H

H (genitive)
H (nominative singular)
H (genitive singular)
H (dative singular)
H (accusative singular)


His

His n (strong, genitive His, plural His)

His (genitive)
His (plural)
His (nominative singular)
His (definite nominative plural)
His (genitive singular)
His (definite genitive plural)
His (dative singular)
His (dative definite plural)
His (accusative singular)
His (accusative definite plural)


House

House m (strong, genitive Houses or House, no plural)

Houses (genitive)
House (genitive)
House (nominative singular)
Houses (genitive singular)
House (genitive singular)
House (dative singular)
House (accusative singular)

Borrowed from English house. Doublet of Haus.


Hymne

Hymne (genitive)
Hymnen (plural)
Hymne (nominative singular)
Hymnen (definite nominative plural)
Hymne (genitive singular)
Hymnen (definite genitive plural)
Hymne (dative singular)
Hymnen (dative definite plural)
Hymne (accusative singular)
Hymnen (accusative definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin hymnus, from Ancient Greek ὕμνος (húmnos).


Instrument

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

Instrumentes (genitive)
Instruments (genitive)
Instrumente (plural)
Instrument (nominative singular)
Instrumente (definite nominative plural)
Instrumentes (genitive singular)
Instruments (genitive singular)
Instrumente (definite genitive plural)
Instrument (dative singular)
Instrumente (dative singular)
Instrumenten (dative definite plural)
Instrument (accusative singular)
Instrumente (accusative definite plural)

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).


Keyboard

Keyboard n (strong, genitive Keyboards, plural Keyboards)

Keyboards (genitive)
Keyboards (plural)
Keyboard (nominative singular)
Keyboards (definite nominative plural)
Keyboards (genitive singular)
Keyboards (definite genitive plural)
Keyboard (dative singular)
Keyboards (dative definite plural)
Keyboard (accusative singular)
Keyboards (accusative definite plural)

(music) keyboard, synthesizer (electronic musical instrument with keys of a musical keyboard)


Lied

Lied n (strong, genitive Liedes or Lieds, plural Lieder, diminutive Liedchen n or Liedlein n)

Liedes (genitive)
Lieds (genitive)
Lieder (plural)
Liedchen (diminutive neuter)
Liedlein (diminutive neuter)
Lied (nominative singular)
Lieder (definite nominative plural)
Liedes (genitive singular)
Lieds (genitive singular)
Lieder (definite genitive plural)
Lied (dative singular)
Liede (dative singular)
Liedern (dative definite plural)
Lied (accusative singular)
Lieder (accusative definite plural)

→ English: lied

→ Finnish: lied

→ Romanian: lied

From Middle High German liet, from Old High German liod (“song, lay, singing”), from Proto-West Germanic *leuþ (“song”), from Proto-Germanic *leuþą (“song”).

inh

(music) song (musical composition sung with vocals or vocal lyrics)


Metal

de-noun

Metal m (strong, genitive Metals or Metal, no plural)

Metals (genitive)
Metal (genitive)
Metal (nominative singular)
Metals (genitive singular)
Metal (genitive singular)
Metal (dative singular)
Metal (accusative singular)


Musik

Musik f (genitive Musik, plural Musiken, diminutive Musikchen n)

Musik (genitive)
Musiken (plural)
Musikchen (diminutive neuter)
Musik (nominative singular)
Musiken (definite nominative plural)
Musik (genitive singular)
Musiken (definite genitive plural)
Musik (dative singular)
Musiken (dative definite plural)
Musik (accusative singular)
Musiken (accusative definite plural)

regional, e.g. western Germany, but mostly avoided in more formal/solemn contexts like church music, school subject etc.

From Middle High German mūsic, from Old High German musika, musica, from Latin mūsica (“music”).

Was hörst du für Musik?


Nonen (plural)
Nonen (definite nominative plural)
Nonen (definite genitive plural)
Nonen (dative definite plural)
Nonen (accusative definite plural)

(music) A ninth; an interval of 13 (kleine None, minor ninth) or 14 (große None, major ninth) semitones.


Note

Note (genitive)
Noten (plural)
Note (nominative singular)
Noten (definite nominative plural)
Note (genitive singular)
Noten (definite genitive plural)
Note (dative singular)
Noten (dative definite plural)
Note (accusative singular)
Noten (accusative definite plural)

Ultimately from Latin nota (“mark, sign, remark, note”).

(music) note (character indicating the length and pitch of a tone)


Oboe

Oboe (genitive)
Oboen (plural)
Oboe (nominative singular)
Oboen (definite nominative plural)
Oboe (genitive singular)
Oboen (definite genitive plural)
Oboe (dative singular)
Oboen (dative definite plural)
Oboe (accusative singular)
Oboen (accusative definite plural)

→ Bulgarian: обо́й (obój)


Organist

Organist m (weak, genitive Organisten, plural Organisten, feminine Organistin)

Organisten (genitive)
Organisten (plural)
Organistin (feminine)
Organist (nominative singular)
Organisten (definite nominative plural)
Organisten (genitive singular)
Organisten (definite genitive plural)
Organisten (dative singular)
Organisten (dative definite plural)
Organisten (accusative singular)
Organisten (accusative definite plural)


Pianist

Pianist m (weak, genitive Pianisten, plural Pianisten, feminine Pianistin)

Pianisten (genitive)
Pianisten (plural)
Pianistin (feminine)
Pianist (nominative singular)
Pianisten (definite nominative plural)
Pianisten (genitive singular)
Pianisten (definite genitive plural)
Pianisten (dative singular)
Pianisten (dative definite plural)
Pianisten (accusative singular)
Pianisten (accusative definite plural)


Piano

Piano n (strong, genitive Pianos, plural Pianos)

Pianos (genitive)
Pianos (plural)
Piano (nominative singular)
Pianos (definite nominative plural)
Pianos (genitive singular)
Pianos (definite genitive plural)
Piano (dative singular)
Pianos (dative definite plural)
Piano (accusative singular)
Pianos (accusative definite plural)

Borrowed from Italian piano, from Latin plānus.

(chiefly literary or exalted) piano (musical instrument)


Piano

Piano n (strong, genitive Pianos, plural Pianos or Piani)

Pianos (genitive)
Pianos (plural)
Piani (plural)
Piano (nominative singular)
Pianos (definite nominative plural)
Piani (definite nominative plural)
Pianos (genitive singular)
Pianos (definite genitive plural)
Piani (definite genitive plural)
Piano (dative singular)
Pianos (dative definite plural)
Piani (dative definite plural)
Piano (accusative singular)
Pianos (accusative definite plural)
Piani (accusative definite plural)


Pop

Pop m (strong, genitive Pops or Pop, no plural)

Pops (genitive)
Pop (genitive)
Pop (nominative singular)
Pops (genitive singular)
Pop (genitive singular)
Pop (dative singular)
Pop (accusative singular)


Punk

Punk m (strong, genitive Punks or Punk, plural Punks)

Punks (genitive)
Punk (genitive)
Punks (plural)
Punk (nominative singular)
Punks (definite nominative plural)
Punks (genitive singular)
Punk (genitive singular)
Punks (definite genitive plural)
Punk (dative singular)
Punks (dative definite plural)
Punk (accusative singular)
Punks (accusative definite plural)


Rapper

Rapper m (strong, genitive Rappers, plural Rapper, feminine Rapperin)

Rappers (genitive)
Rapper (plural)
Rapperin (feminine)
Rapper (nominative singular)
Rapper (definite nominative plural)
Rappers (genitive singular)
Rapper (definite genitive plural)
Rapper (dative singular)
Rappern (dative definite plural)
Rapper (accusative singular)
Rapper (accusative definite plural)

many speakers, approximating English pronunciation


Reggae

Reggae m (strong, genitive Reggaes or Reggae, no plural)

Reggaes (genitive)
Reggae (genitive)
Reggae (nominative singular)
Reggaes (genitive singular)
Reggae (genitive singular)
Reggae (dative singular)
Reggae (accusative singular)


Register

Register n (strong, genitive Registers, plural Register)

Registers (genitive)
Register (plural)
Register (nominative singular)
Register (definite nominative plural)
Registers (genitive singular)
Register (definite genitive plural)
Register (dative singular)
Registern (dative definite plural)
Register (accusative singular)
Register (accusative definite plural)

(music) register (range of tones in the human voice)


Rock

Rock m (strong, genitive Rockes or Rocks, plural Röcke, diminutive Röckchen n or Röcklein n)

Rockes (genitive)
Rocks (genitive)
Röcke (plural)
Röckchen (diminutive neuter)
Röcklein (diminutive neuter)
Rock (nominative singular)
Röcke (definite nominative plural)
Rockes (genitive singular)
Rocks (genitive singular)
Röcke (definite genitive plural)
Rock (dative singular)
Rocke (dative singular)
Röcken (dative definite plural)
Rock (accusative singular)
Röcke (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German roc, from Old High German roc, from Proto-West Germanic *hrokk, from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *rukn-, *ruk-, *rug-, *ruǵ- (“to spin”); or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kreḱ- (“to weave”). Doublet of Frack.


Saxophonist

Saxophonist m (weak, genitive Saxophonisten, plural Saxophonisten, feminine Saxophonistin)

Saxophonisten (genitive)
Saxophonisten (plural)
Saxophonistin (feminine)
Saxophonist (nominative singular)
Saxophonisten (definite nominative plural)
Saxophonisten (genitive singular)
Saxophonisten (definite genitive plural)
Saxophonisten (dative singular)
Saxophonisten (dative definite plural)
Saxophonisten (accusative singular)
Saxophonisten (accusative definite plural)


Schnecke

Schnecke f (genitive Schnecke, plural Schnecken, diminutive Schneckchen n or Schnecklein n)

Schnecke (genitive)
Schnecken (plural)
Schneckchen (diminutive neuter)
Schnecklein (diminutive neuter)
Schnecke (nominative singular)
Schnecken (definite nominative plural)
Schnecke (genitive singular)
Schnecken (definite genitive plural)
Schnecke (dative singular)
Schnecken (dative definite plural)
Schnecke (accusative singular)
Schnecken (accusative definite plural)

→ Czech: šnek

→ Kashubian: sznëka

→ Polish: sznek (Culmland) / → szneka (Greater Poland)

From Middle High German snëcke, from Old High German sneggo, snecco, from Proto-Germanic *sneggô.

(lutherie) scroll (the carved wooden spiral at the end of a stringed instrument's fingerboard)


Set

Set n or m (strong, genitive Sets, plural Sets)

de:Anzahl de:Filmset de:Kategorientheorie de:Menge_(Datenstruktur) de:Set_und_Setting de:Tischset

set, combination, collection [with aus (+ dative) ‘of some items’]


Single

Single f (genitive Single, plural Singles)

Single (genitive)
Singles (plural)
Single (nominative singular)
Singles (definite nominative plural)
Single (genitive singular)
Singles (definite genitive plural)
Single (dative singular)
Singles (dative definite plural)
Single (accusative singular)
Singles (accusative definite plural)

In all senses from English single. The pronunciation is without /ɡ/ because German allows the cluster /ŋɡ/ only before full vowels, not before /ə/. The feminine gender of the musical sense is probably after Schallplatte f.

(music) single (song from an album, released individually)


Sitar

Sitar (genitive)
Sitars (plural)
Sitar (nominative singular)
Sitars (definite nominative plural)
Sitar (genitive singular)
Sitars (definite genitive plural)
Sitar (dative singular)
Sitars (dative definite plural)
Sitar (accusative singular)
Sitars (accusative definite plural)

(music) sitar (Asian musical instrument)


Skala

Skala f (genitive Skala, plural Skalen or (rare) Skalas)

Skala (genitive)
Skalen (plural)
Skalas (plural rare)
Skala (nominative singular)
Skalen (definite nominative plural)
Skalas (definite nominative plural rare)
Skala (genitive singular)
Skalen (definite genitive plural)
Skalas (definite genitive plural rare)
Skala (dative singular)
Skalen (dative definite plural)
Skalas (dative definite plural rare)
Skala (accusative singular)
Skalen (accusative definite plural)
Skalas (accusative definite plural rare)

→ Polish: skala

scale, gamut (ordered numerical sequence)

Dort erleben Sie die ganze Skala der Gefühle.

There you experience the whole gamut of emotions.


Sol

Sol n (strong, genitive Sols, plural Sole)

Sols (genitive)
Sole (plural)
Sol (nominative singular)
Sole (definite nominative plural)
Sols (genitive singular)
Sole (definite genitive plural)
Sol (dative singular)
Solen (dative definite plural)
Sol (accusative singular)
Sole (accusative definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin sol(ve) in the hymn for St. John the Baptist where all note names were taken from.

(music) sol, the fifth step in the solfège scale of C, preceded by fa and followed by la.


Soul

Soul m (strong, genitive Soul or Souls, plural Soul)

Soul (genitive)
Souls (genitive)
Soul (plural)
Soul (nominative singular)
Soul (definite nominative plural)
Soul (genitive singular)
Souls (genitive singular)
Soul (definite genitive plural)
Soul (dative singular)
Soul (dative definite plural)
Soul (accusative singular)
Soul (accusative definite plural)

Borrowed from English soul, from Middle English, from Old English sāwol (“soul, life, spirit, being”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō (“soul”). Doublet of Seele.


Sound

de-noun

Sound m (strong, genitive Sounds, plural Sounds)

Sounds (genitive)
Sounds (plural)
Sound (nominative singular)
Sounds (definite nominative plural)
Sounds (genitive singular)
Sounds (definite genitive plural)
Sound (dative singular)
Sounds (dative definite plural)
Sound (accusative singular)
Sounds (accusative definite plural)

Der Trick und der Kick dieser 25 Minuten war, wie sich unmerklich der Sound dann doch wieder in Richtung schönster und heftigster Noise bewegte.

2021 November 23, Robert Mießner, “US-Freejazz-Trio spielt im Berliner KUZU: Tricks und Kicks mit Lärm”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:


Spur

Spur (genitive)
Spuren (plural)
Spur (nominative singular)
Spuren (definite nominative plural)
Spur (genitive singular)
Spuren (definite genitive plural)
Spur (dative singular)
Spuren (dative definite plural)
Spur (accusative singular)
Spuren (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German spur, spor (usually n, also rarely m and f), from Old High German spor, *spur, from Proto-Germanic *spurą n. Cognate to Dutch spoor, whence (through Afrikaans) English spoor.


Suite

Suite (genitive)
Suiten (plural)
Suite (nominative singular)
Suiten (definite nominative plural)
Suite (genitive singular)
Suiten (definite genitive plural)
Suite (dative singular)
Suiten (dative definite plural)
Suite (accusative singular)
Suiten (accusative definite plural)


Synthesizer

Synthesizer m (strong, genitive Synthesizers, plural Synthesizer)

Synthesizers (genitive)
Synthesizer (plural)
Synthesizer (nominative singular)
Synthesizer (definite nominative plural)
Synthesizers (genitive singular)
Synthesizer (definite genitive plural)
Synthesizer (dative singular)
Synthesizern (dative definite plural)
Synthesizer (accusative singular)
Synthesizer (accusative definite plural)

Unadapted borrowing from English synthesizer


Tempo

de-noun

Tempo n (strong, genitive Tempos, plural Tempi or Tempos)

Tempos (genitive)
Tempi (plural)
Tempos (plural)
Tempo (nominative singular)
Tempi (definite nominative plural)
Tempos (definite nominative plural)
Tempos (genitive singular)
Tempi (definite genitive plural)
Tempos (definite genitive plural)
Tempo (dative singular)
Tempi (dative definite plural)
Tempos (dative definite plural)
Tempo (accusative singular)
Tempi (accusative definite plural)
Tempos (accusative definite plural)


Tenor

Tenor m (strong, genitive Tenors or Tenores, plural Tenöre or (rare) Tenore)

Tenors (genitive)
Tenores (genitive)
Tenöre (plural)
Tenore (plural rare)
Tenor (nominative singular)
Tenöre (definite nominative plural)
Tenore (definite nominative plural)
Tenors (genitive singular)
Tenores (genitive singular)
Tenöre (definite genitive plural)
Tenore (definite genitive plural)
Tenor (dative singular)
Tenore (dative singular)
Tenören (dative definite plural)
Tenoren (dative definite plural)
Tenor (accusative singular)
Tenöre (accusative definite plural)
Tenore (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German tenōr, from Italian tenore, from Latin tenor.


Ton

Ton m (strong, genitive Tones or Tons, plural Töne)

Tones (genitive)
Tons (genitive)
Töne (plural)
Ton (nominative singular)
Töne (definite nominative plural)
Tones (genitive singular)
Tons (genitive singular)
Töne (definite genitive plural)
Ton (dative singular)
Tone (dative singular)
Tönen (dative definite plural)
Ton (accusative singular)
Töne (accusative definite plural)

Akademie-Verlag
Berlin
Wolfgang Pfeifer (etymologist)

From Middle High German tōn, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos).


Tour

Tour (genitive)
Touren (plural)
Tour (nominative singular)
Touren (definite nominative plural)
Tour (genitive singular)
Touren (definite genitive plural)
Tour (dative singular)
Touren (dative definite plural)
Tour (accusative singular)
Touren (accusative definite plural)

16th century, borrowed from Middle French tour. Feminine gender after words such as Reise, Fahrt, Drehung.

(music, theater) a series of artistic appearances in different places


Trance

Trance f (genitive Trance, plural Trancen)

Trance (genitive)
Trancen (plural)
Trance (nominative singular)
Trancen (definite nominative plural)
Trance (genitive singular)
Trancen (definite genitive plural)
Trance (dative singular)
Trancen (dative definite plural)
Trance (accusative singular)
Trancen (accusative definite plural)

Unadapted borrowing from English trance.


Tuba

Tuba (genitive)
Tuben (plural)
Tuba (nominative singular)
Tuben (definite nominative plural)
Tuba (genitive singular)
Tuben (definite genitive plural)
Tuba (dative singular)
Tuben (dative definite plural)
Tuba (accusative singular)
Tuben (accusative definite plural)


Tuba

(music) Abbreviation of Basstuba (“bass tuba”).


Viola

Viola (genitive)
Violen (plural)
Viola (nominative singular)
Violen (definite nominative plural)
Viola (genitive singular)
Violen (definite genitive plural)
Viola (dative singular)
Violen (dative definite plural)
Viola (accusative singular)
Violen (accusative definite plural)


Violinist

Violinist m (weak, genitive Violinisten, plural Violinisten, feminine Violinistin)

Violinisten (genitive)
Violinisten (plural)
Violinistin (feminine)
Violinist (nominative singular)
Violinisten (definite nominative plural)
Violinisten (genitive singular)
Violinisten (definite genitive plural)
Violinisten (dative singular)
Violinisten (dative definite plural)
Violinisten (accusative singular)
Violinisten (accusative definite plural)


Zither

Zither f (genitive Zither, plural Zithern)

Zither (genitive)
Zithern (plural)
Zither (nominative singular)
Zithern (definite nominative plural)
Zither (genitive singular)
Zithern (definite genitive plural)
Zither (dative singular)
Zithern (dative definite plural)
Zither (accusative singular)
Zithern (accusative definite plural)

→ English: zither

→ Romanian: țiteră

→ Russian: ци́тра (cítra)

→ Swedish: cittra

See late Middle High German zitterlein. From Old High German zithara, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).
See also Gitarre.


Fotzhobel

Fotzhobel m (strong, genitive Fotzhobels, plural Fotzhobel)

Fotzhobels (genitive)
Fotzhobel (plural)
Fotzhobel (nominative singular)
Fotzhobel (definite nominative plural)
Fotzhobels (genitive singular)
Fotzhobel (definite genitive plural)
Fotzhobel (dative singular)
Fotzhobeln (dative definite plural)
Fotzhobel (accusative singular)
Fotzhobel (accusative definite plural)

(colloquial, regional, Bavaria, Austria) mouth organ


Zink

Zink m (mixed, genitive Zinks or Zinkes, plural Zinken)

Zinks (genitive)
Zinkes (genitive)
Zinken (plural)
Zink (nominative singular)
Zinken (definite nominative plural)
Zinks (genitive singular)
Zinkes (genitive singular)
Zinken (definite genitive plural)
Zink (dative singular)
Zinke (dative singular)
Zinken (dative definite plural)
Zink (accusative singular)
Zinken (accusative definite plural)

cornetto (a trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods)


Kreuz

Kreuz n (strong, genitive Kreuzes, plural Kreuze, diminutive Kreuzchen n)

Kreuzes (genitive)
Kreuze (plural)
Kreuzchen (diminutive neuter)
Kreuz (nominative singular)
Kreuze (definite nominative plural)
Kreuzes (genitive singular)
Kreuze (definite genitive plural)
Kreuz (dative singular)
Kreuze (dative singular)
Kreuzen (dative definite plural)
Kreuz (accusative singular)
Kreuze (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German kriuze, from Old High German kruzi, from Latin crux (gen. crucis).


Tr.

(music) Abbreviation of Trommel (“drum”).


Klavier

Klavier n (strong, genitive Klavieres or Klaviers, plural Klaviere)

Klavieres (genitive)
Klaviers (genitive)
Klaviere (plural)
Klavier (nominative singular)
Klaviere (definite nominative plural)
Klavieres (genitive singular)
Klaviers (genitive singular)
Klaviere (definite genitive plural)
Klavier (dative singular)
Klaviere (dative singular)
Klavieren (dative definite plural)
Klavier (accusative singular)
Klaviere (accusative definite plural)

→ Czech: klavír

→ Kashubian: klawir

→ Lower Sorbian: klawěr

→ Romanian: clavir (dated, rare)

→ Serbo-Croatian: klavir

→ Slovene: klavir

→ Upper Sorbian: klawěr


Leier

Leier (genitive)
Leiern (plural)
Leier (nominative singular)
Leiern (definite nominative plural)
Leier (genitive singular)
Leiern (definite genitive plural)
Leier (dative singular)
Leiern (dative definite plural)
Leier (accusative singular)
Leiern (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German līre, from Old High German līra, from Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).


Chor

Chor m (strong, genitive Chores or Chors, plural Chöre)

Chores (genitive)
Chors (genitive)
Chöre (plural)
Chor (nominative singular)
Chöre (definite nominative plural)
Chores (genitive singular)
Chors (genitive singular)
Chöre (definite genitive plural)
Chor (dative singular)
Chore (dative singular)
Chören (dative definite plural)
Chor (accusative singular)
Chöre (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German kōr, chōr, from Latin chorus.

(music) choir; chorus (group of people singing together)


Trommel

Trommel f (genitive Trommel, plural Trommeln)

Trommel (genitive)
Trommeln (plural)
Trommel (nominative singular)
Trommeln (definite nominative plural)
Trommel (genitive singular)
Trommeln (definite genitive plural)
Trommel (dative singular)
Trommeln (dative definite plural)
Trommel (accusative singular)
Trommeln (accusative definite plural)

From late Middle High German trummel, diminutive of Old High German trumme, probably of imitative origin. Compare trommeln.

onomatopoeic

imitative

drum-shaped part of a machine
(firearms) cylinder of a revolver

drum-shaped part of a machine
cylinder of a revolver


Trommelfell

de-noun

Trommelfell n (strong, genitive Trommelfelles or Trommelfells, plural Trommelfelle)

Trommelfelles (genitive)
Trommelfells (genitive)
Trommelfelle (plural)
Trommelfell (nominative singular)
Trommelfelle (definite nominative plural)
Trommelfelles (genitive singular)
Trommelfells (genitive singular)
Trommelfelle (definite genitive plural)
Trommelfell (dative singular)
Trommelfelle (dative singular)
Trommelfellen (dative definite plural)
Trommelfell (accusative singular)
Trommelfelle (accusative definite plural)

From Trommel (“drum”) + Fell (“animal skin”).


Flügel

Flügel m (strong, genitive Flügels, plural Flügel, diminutive Flügelchen n or Flüglein n)

Flügels (genitive)
Flügel (plural)
Flügelchen (diminutive neuter)
Flüglein (diminutive neuter)
Flügel (nominative singular)
Flügel (definite nominative plural)
Flügels (genitive singular)
Flügel (definite genitive plural)
Flügel (dative singular)
Flügeln (dative definite plural)
Flügel (accusative singular)
Flügel (accusative definite plural)

→ Danish: flygel

→ Esperanto: flugilo

→ Norwegian Bokmål: flygel

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: flygel

→ Swedish: flygel

From Middle High German vlügel, from Old High German *flugil, from Proto-Germanic *flugilaz. Cognate with Yiddish פֿליגל (fligl), Dutch vleugel, Middle Low German vlȫgel.
The use for the grand piano (18th c.) is due to the similarity in form to a bird’s wing.

He went to the piano room, struck a few chords on the out-of-tune grand piano, but soon left the room again, …


Flöte

Flöte f (genitive Flöte, plural Flöten, diminutive Flötchen n)

Flöte (genitive)
Flöten (plural)
Flötchen (diminutive neuter)
Flöte (nominative singular)
Flöten (definite nominative plural)
Flöte (genitive singular)
Flöten (definite genitive plural)
Flöte (dative singular)
Flöten (dative definite plural)
Flöte (accusative singular)
Flöten (accusative definite plural)

→ Czech: flétna

→ Russian: фле́йта (fléjta) (see there for further descendants)

From Middle High German vloite and variants; borrowed via Middle Dutch floite from Old French fleüte.


Blechflöte

Blechflöte f (genitive Blechflöte, plural Blechflöten)

Blechflöte (genitive)
Blechflöten (plural)
Blechflöte (nominative singular)
Blechflöten (definite nominative plural)
Blechflöte (genitive singular)
Blechflöten (definite genitive plural)
Blechflöte (dative singular)
Blechflöten (dative definite plural)
Blechflöte (accusative singular)
Blechflöten (accusative definite plural)


Blech

Blech n (strong, genitive Blechs or Bleches, plural Bleche)

Blechs (genitive)
Bleches (genitive)
Bleche (plural)
Blech (nominative singular)
Bleche (definite nominative plural)
Blechs (genitive singular)
Bleches (genitive singular)
Bleche (definite genitive plural)
Blech (dative singular)
Bleche (dative singular)
Blechen (dative definite plural)
Blech (accusative singular)
Bleche (accusative definite plural)

→ Czech: plech

→ Hungarian: pléh

→ Kashubian: blacha

→ Old Polish: blacha

Polish: blacha

→ Serbo-Croatian: plȅh

From Middle High German blëch, from Old High German bleh, from Proto-West Germanic *blik, from Proto-Germanic *bliką. Compare Old Saxon blek, Dutch blik.

„Das Blech spielt bitte mal allein!“ rief der Dirigent.

The conductor demanded loudly: “Brass play on their own now, please!”

(informal, music, collective) brass (all brass instruments, or all brass players, etc.)


Satz

Satz m (strong, genitive Satzes, plural Sätze)

Satzes (genitive)
Sätze (plural)
Satz (nominative singular)
Sätze (definite nominative plural)
Satzes (genitive singular)
Sätze (definite genitive plural)
Satz (dative singular)
Satze (dative singular)
Sätzen (dative definite plural)
Satz (accusative singular)
Sätze (accusative definite plural)

→ Hungarian: zacc

→ Silesian: zac

Beethovens Fünfte Sinfonie hat vier Sätze.

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony has four movements.


singen

de-verb

singen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present singt, past tense sang, past participle gesungen, past subjunctive sänge, auxiliary haben)

singt (present singular third-person)
sang (past)
gesungen (participle past)
sänge (past subjunctive)
haben (auxiliary)
haben (auxiliary)
singen (infinitive)
singend (participle present)
gesungen (participle past)
singe (first-person indicative present singular)
singen (first-person indicative plural present)
singe (first-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
singen (first-person plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
singst (indicative present second-person singular)
singt (indicative plural present second-person)
singest (second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
singet (plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-i)
singt (indicative present singular third-person)
singen (indicative plural present third-person)
singe (singular subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
singen (plural subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
sang (first-person indicative preterite singular)
sangen (first-person indicative plural preterite)
sänge (first-person formal rare singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
sängen (first-person formal plural rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
sangst (indicative preterite second-person singular)
sangt (indicative plural preterite second-person)
sängest (formal rare second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
sängst (formal rare second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
sänget (formal plural rare second-person subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
sängt (formal plural rare second-person subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
sang (indicative preterite singular third-person)
sangen (indicative plural preterite third-person)
sänge (formal rare singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
sängen (formal plural rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
sing (imperative second-person singular)
singe (imperative second-person singular)
singt (imperative plural second-person)
haben (auxiliary)
habe gesungen (first-person indicative multiword-construction perfect singular)
haben gesungen (first-person indicative multiword-construction perfect plural)
habe gesungen (first-person multiword-construction perfect singular subjunctive)
haben gesungen (first-person multiword-construction perfect plural subjunctive)
hast gesungen (indicative multiword-construction perfect second-person singular)
habt gesungen (indicative multiword-construction perfect plural second-person)
habest gesungen (multiword-construction perfect second-person singular subjunctive)
habet gesungen (multiword-construction perfect plural second-person subjunctive)
hat gesungen (indicative multiword-construction perfect singular third-person)
haben gesungen (indicative multiword-construction perfect plural third-person)
habe gesungen (multiword-construction perfect singular subjunctive third-person)
haben gesungen (multiword-construction perfect plural subjunctive third-person)
hatte gesungen (first-person indicative multiword-construction pluperfect singular)
hatten gesungen (first-person indicative multiword-construction pluperfect plural)
hätte gesungen (first-person multiword-construction pluperfect singular subjunctive)
hätten gesungen (first-person multiword-construction pluperfect plural subjunctive)
hattest gesungen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect second-person singular)
hattet gesungen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect plural second-person)
hättest gesungen (multiword-construction pluperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
hättet gesungen (multiword-construction pluperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
hatte gesungen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect singular third-person)
hatten gesungen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect plural third-person)
hätte gesungen (multiword-construction pluperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
hätten gesungen (multiword-construction pluperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
singen werden (future future-i infinitive multiword-construction)
werde singen (first-person future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werden singen (first-person future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werdest singen (future future-i multiword-construction second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werdet singen (future future-i multiword-construction plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werde singen (future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
werden singen (future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
werde singen (first-person future future-i indicative multiword-construction singular)
werden singen (first-person future future-i indicative multiword-construction plural)
würde singen (first-person future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
würden singen (first-person future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wirst singen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction second-person singular)
werdet singen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction plural second-person)
würdest singen (future future-i multiword-construction second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
würdet singen (future future-i multiword-construction plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wird singen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction singular third-person)
werden singen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction plural third-person)
würde singen (future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
würden singen (future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
gesungen haben werden (future future-ii infinitive multiword-construction)
werde gesungen haben (first-person future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werden gesungen haben (first-person future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werdest gesungen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werdet gesungen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werde gesungen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
werden gesungen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
werde gesungen haben (first-person future future-ii indicative multiword-construction singular)
werden gesungen haben (first-person future future-ii indicative multiword-construction plural)
würde gesungen haben (first-person future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
würden gesungen haben (first-person future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wirst gesungen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction second-person singular)
werdet gesungen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction plural second-person)
würdest gesungen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
würdet gesungen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wird gesungen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction singular third-person)
werden gesungen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction plural third-person)
würde gesungen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
würden gesungen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)

From Middle High German singen, from Old High German singan, from Proto-West Germanic *singwan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Er ging rasch und sicher, trällerte vor sich hin, endlich begann er sogar zu singen mit einer schönen dunklen Stimme, die ihm selber fremd vorkam.

1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 38:

He walked fast and firmly, trilled to himself, finally he even started to sing in a beautiful dark voice, which seemed unfamiliar to himself.


Sänger

de-noun

Sänger m (strong, genitive Sängers, plural Sänger, diminutive Sängerchen n or Sängerlein n, feminine Sängerin)

Sängers (genitive)
Sänger (plural)
Sängerchen (diminutive neuter)
Sängerlein (diminutive neuter)
Sängerin (feminine)
Sänger (nominative singular)
Sänger (definite nominative plural)
Sängers (genitive singular)
Sänger (definite genitive plural)
Sänger (dative singular)
Sängern (dative definite plural)
Sänger (accusative singular)
Sänger (accusative definite plural)

Switzerland, some of Bavaria and Austria

Audio

Audio

Inherited from Middle High German senger, from Old High German sangāri; Sang + -er.

inh+

agent noun of singen; singer (person who sings, often regularly or professionally)

(specifically) singer (male or unspecified)


Eph.

(music) Abbreviation of Euphonion (“euphonium”).


Symphonie

de-noun

Symphonie f (genitive Symphonie, plural Symphonien)

Symphonie (genitive)
Symphonien (plural)
Symphonie (nominative singular)
Symphonien (definite nominative plural)
Symphonie (genitive singular)
Symphonien (definite genitive plural)
Symphonie (dative singular)
Symphonien (dative definite plural)
Symphonie (accusative singular)
Symphonien (accusative definite plural)

→ Hungarian: szimfónia

desc

sìmfōnija//сѝмфо̄нија

→ Serbo-Croatian: sìmfōnija /сѝмфо̄нија

Borrowed from Latin symphōnia. Doublet of Sinfonie.


-es

A + -es → As (“A flat”)

B + -es → Bes (“B double flat”)

C + -es → Ces (“C flat”)

D + -es → Des (“D flat”)

E + -es → Es (“E flat”)

F + -es → Fes (“F flat”)

G + -es → Ges (“G flat”)


Fuge

Fuge (genitive)
Fugen (plural)
Fuge (nominative singular)
Fugen (definite nominative plural)
Fuge (genitive singular)
Fugen (definite genitive plural)
Fuge (dative singular)
Fugen (dative definite plural)
Fuge (accusative singular)
Fugen (accusative definite plural)

→ Czech: fuga

desctree

→ Russian: фуга (fuga)
→ Kazakh: фуга (fuga)

From Italian fuga, itself borrowed from Latin fuga.

Die Kunst der Fuge

The Art of Fugue (musical work by Johann Sebastian Bach)


Harfe

Harfe (genitive)
Harfen (plural)
Harfe (nominative singular)
Harfen (definite nominative plural)
Harfe (genitive singular)
Harfen (definite genitive plural)
Harfe (dative singular)
Harfen (dative definite plural)
Harfe (accusative singular)
Harfen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German harpfe, from Old High German harfa, from Proto-West Germanic *harpā, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ. Akin to Bavarian Harpfn, Old Saxon harpa, Dutch harp, English harp, Danish harpe. Doublet of Harpfe.


greifen

de-verb

greifen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present greift, past tense griff, past participle gegriffen, auxiliary haben)

greift (present singular third-person)
griff (past)
gegriffen (participle past)
haben (auxiliary)
haben (auxiliary)
greifen (infinitive)
greifend (participle present)
gegriffen (participle past)
greife (first-person indicative present singular)
greifen (first-person indicative plural present)
greife (first-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
greifen (first-person plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
greifst (indicative present second-person singular)
greift (indicative plural present second-person)
greifest (second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
greifet (plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-i)
greift (indicative present singular third-person)
greifen (indicative plural present third-person)
greife (singular subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
greifen (plural subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
griff (first-person indicative preterite singular)
griffen (first-person indicative plural preterite)
griffe (first-person formal rare singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
griffen (first-person formal plural rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
griffst (indicative preterite second-person singular)
grifft (indicative plural preterite second-person)
griffest (formal rare second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
griffst (formal rare second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
griffet (formal plural rare second-person subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
grifft (formal plural rare second-person subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
griff (indicative preterite singular third-person)
griffen (indicative plural preterite third-person)
griffe (formal rare singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
griffen (formal plural rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
greif (imperative second-person singular)
greife (imperative second-person singular)
greift (imperative plural second-person)
haben (auxiliary)
habe gegriffen (first-person indicative multiword-construction perfect singular)
haben gegriffen (first-person indicative multiword-construction perfect plural)
habe gegriffen (first-person multiword-construction perfect singular subjunctive)
haben gegriffen (first-person multiword-construction perfect plural subjunctive)
hast gegriffen (indicative multiword-construction perfect second-person singular)
habt gegriffen (indicative multiword-construction perfect plural second-person)
habest gegriffen (multiword-construction perfect second-person singular subjunctive)
habet gegriffen (multiword-construction perfect plural second-person subjunctive)
hat gegriffen (indicative multiword-construction perfect singular third-person)
haben gegriffen (indicative multiword-construction perfect plural third-person)
habe gegriffen (multiword-construction perfect singular subjunctive third-person)
haben gegriffen (multiword-construction perfect plural subjunctive third-person)
hatte gegriffen (first-person indicative multiword-construction pluperfect singular)
hatten gegriffen (first-person indicative multiword-construction pluperfect plural)
hätte gegriffen (first-person multiword-construction pluperfect singular subjunctive)
hätten gegriffen (first-person multiword-construction pluperfect plural subjunctive)
hattest gegriffen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect second-person singular)
hattet gegriffen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect plural second-person)
hättest gegriffen (multiword-construction pluperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
hättet gegriffen (multiword-construction pluperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
hatte gegriffen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect singular third-person)
hatten gegriffen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect plural third-person)
hätte gegriffen (multiword-construction pluperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
hätten gegriffen (multiword-construction pluperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
greifen werden (future future-i infinitive multiword-construction)
werde greifen (first-person future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werden greifen (first-person future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werdest greifen (future future-i multiword-construction second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werdet greifen (future future-i multiword-construction plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werde greifen (future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
werden greifen (future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
werde greifen (first-person future future-i indicative multiword-construction singular)
werden greifen (first-person future future-i indicative multiword-construction plural)
würde greifen (first-person future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
würden greifen (first-person future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wirst greifen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction second-person singular)
werdet greifen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction plural second-person)
würdest greifen (future future-i multiword-construction second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
würdet greifen (future future-i multiword-construction plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wird greifen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction singular third-person)
werden greifen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction plural third-person)
würde greifen (future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
würden greifen (future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
gegriffen haben werden (future future-ii infinitive multiword-construction)
werde gegriffen haben (first-person future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werden gegriffen haben (first-person future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werdest gegriffen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werdet gegriffen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werde gegriffen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
werden gegriffen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
werde gegriffen haben (first-person future future-ii indicative multiword-construction singular)
werden gegriffen haben (first-person future future-ii indicative multiword-construction plural)
würde gegriffen haben (first-person future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
würden gegriffen haben (first-person future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wirst gegriffen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction second-person singular)
werdet gegriffen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction plural second-person)
würdest gegriffen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
würdet gegriffen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wird gegriffen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction singular third-person)
werden gegriffen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction plural third-person)
würde gegriffen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
würden gegriffen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)

From Middle High German grîfen, from Old High German grīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grab, grasp”).


Liedermacher

de-noun

Liedermacher m (strong, genitive Liedermachers, plural Liedermacher, feminine Liedermacherin)

Liedermachers (genitive)
Liedermacher (plural)
Liedermacherin (feminine)
Liedermacher (nominative singular)
Liedermacher (definite nominative plural)
Liedermachers (genitive singular)
Liedermacher (definite genitive plural)
Liedermacher (dative singular)
Liedermachern (dative definite plural)
Liedermacher (accusative singular)
Liedermacher (accusative definite plural)

From Lied (“song”) + -er- + Macher (“maker”).

music artist (male or of unspecified gender) (person who writes and sings his or her own sophisticated lyrics, using little musical accompaniment, similar to a singer-songwriter or chansonnier)


Maschinenmusik

Maschinenmusik f (genitive Maschinenmusik, plural Maschinenmusiken)

Maschinenmusik (genitive)
Maschinenmusiken (plural)
Maschinenmusik (nominative singular)
Maschinenmusiken (definite nominative plural)
Maschinenmusik (genitive singular)
Maschinenmusiken (definite genitive plural)
Maschinenmusik (dative singular)
Maschinenmusiken (dative definite plural)
Maschinenmusik (accusative singular)
Maschinenmusiken (accusative definite plural)

From Maschine (“machine”) + -n- + Musik (“music”), literally “machine music”.

affix

(music) music with tones in structured manner produced by digital or analog instruments (machines) on the basis of mathematical or/and musical algorithms


lebhaft

de-adj

lebhaft (strong nominative masculine singular lebhafter, comparative lebhafter, superlative am lebhaftesten)

lebhafter (masculine nominative singular strong)
lebhafter (comparative)
am lebhaftesten (superlative)
lebhaft (masculine predicative singular)
lebhaft (feminine predicative singular)
lebhaft (neuter predicative singular)
lebhaft (plural predicative)
lebhafter (masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
lebhafte (feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
lebhaftes (neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
lebhafte (nominative plural strong without-article)
lebhaften (genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
lebhafter (feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
lebhaften (genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
lebhafter (genitive plural strong without-article)
lebhaftem (dative masculine singular strong without-article)
lebhafter (dative feminine singular strong without-article)
lebhaftem (dative neuter singular strong without-article)
lebhaften (dative plural strong without-article)
lebhaften (accusative masculine singular strong without-article)
lebhafte (accusative feminine singular strong without-article)
lebhaftes (accusative neuter singular strong without-article)
lebhafte (accusative plural strong without-article)
der lebhafte (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die lebhafte (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das lebhafte (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die lebhaften (definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des lebhaften (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der lebhaften (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des lebhaften (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der lebhaften (definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem lebhaften (dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der lebhaften (dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem lebhaften (dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den lebhaften (dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den lebhaften (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die lebhafte (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das lebhafte (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die lebhaften (accusative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein lebhafter (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine lebhafte (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein lebhaftes (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
lebhaften (indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine lebhaften (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines lebhaften (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer lebhaften (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines lebhaften (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
lebhaften (genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner lebhaften (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem lebhaften (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer lebhaften (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem lebhaften (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
lebhaften (dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen lebhaften (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen lebhaften (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine lebhafte (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein lebhaftes (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
lebhaften (accusative indefinite mixed plural)
keine lebhaften (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
lebhafter (comparative masculine predicative singular)
lebhafter (comparative feminine predicative singular)
lebhafter (comparative neuter predicative singular)
lebhafter (comparative plural predicative)
lebhafterer (comparative masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
lebhaftere (comparative feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
lebhafteres (comparative neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
lebhaftere (comparative nominative plural strong without-article)
lebhafteren (comparative genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
lebhafterer (comparative feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
lebhafteren (comparative genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
lebhafterer (comparative genitive plural strong without-article)
lebhafterem (comparative dative masculine singular strong without-article)
lebhafterer (comparative dative feminine singular strong without-article)
lebhafterem (comparative dative neuter singular strong without-article)
lebhafteren (comparative dative plural strong without-article)
lebhafteren (accusative comparative masculine singular strong without-article)
lebhaftere (accusative comparative feminine singular strong without-article)
lebhafteres (accusative comparative neuter singular strong without-article)
lebhaftere (accusative comparative plural strong without-article)
der lebhaftere (comparative definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die lebhaftere (comparative definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das lebhaftere (comparative definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die lebhafteren (comparative definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des lebhafteren (comparative definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der lebhafteren (comparative definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des lebhafteren (comparative definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der lebhafteren (comparative definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem lebhafteren (comparative dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der lebhafteren (comparative dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem lebhafteren (comparative dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den lebhafteren (comparative dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den lebhafteren (accusative comparative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die lebhaftere (accusative comparative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das lebhaftere (accusative comparative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die lebhafteren (accusative comparative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein lebhafterer (comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine lebhaftere (comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein lebhafteres (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
lebhafteren (comparative indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine lebhafteren (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines lebhafteren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer lebhafteren (comparative feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines lebhafteren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
lebhafteren (comparative genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner lebhafteren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem lebhafteren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer lebhafteren (comparative dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem lebhafteren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
lebhafteren (comparative dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen lebhafteren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen lebhafteren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine lebhaftere (accusative comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein lebhafteres (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
lebhafteren (accusative comparative indefinite mixed plural)
keine lebhafteren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
am lebhaftesten (masculine predicative singular superlative)
am lebhaftesten (feminine predicative singular superlative)
am lebhaftesten (neuter predicative singular superlative)
am lebhaftesten (plural predicative superlative)
lebhaftester (masculine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
lebhafteste (feminine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
lebhaftestes (neuter nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
lebhafteste (nominative plural strong superlative without-article)
lebhaftesten (genitive masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
lebhaftester (feminine genitive singular strong superlative without-article)
lebhaftesten (genitive neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
lebhaftester (genitive plural strong superlative without-article)
lebhaftestem (dative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
lebhaftester (dative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
lebhaftestem (dative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
lebhaftesten (dative plural strong superlative without-article)
lebhaftesten (accusative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
lebhafteste (accusative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
lebhaftestes (accusative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
lebhafteste (accusative plural strong superlative without-article)
der lebhafteste (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular superlative weak)
die lebhafteste (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular superlative weak)
das lebhafteste (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular superlative weak)
die lebhaftesten (definite includes-article nominative plural superlative weak)
des lebhaftesten (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der lebhaftesten (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular superlative weak)
des lebhaftesten (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
der lebhaftesten (definite genitive includes-article plural superlative weak)
dem lebhaftesten (dative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der lebhaftesten (dative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
dem lebhaftesten (dative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
den lebhaftesten (dative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
den lebhaftesten (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
die lebhafteste (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
das lebhafteste (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
die lebhaftesten (accusative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
ein lebhaftester (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular superlative)
eine lebhafteste (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular superlative)
ein lebhaftestes (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular superlative)
lebhaftesten (indefinite mixed nominative plural superlative)
keine lebhaftesten (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural superlative)
eines lebhaftesten (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer lebhaftesten (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
eines lebhaftesten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
lebhaftesten (genitive indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keiner lebhaftesten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einem lebhaftesten (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer lebhaftesten (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
einem lebhaftesten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
lebhaftesten (dative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keinen lebhaftesten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einen lebhaftesten (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
eine lebhafteste (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
ein lebhaftestes (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
lebhaftesten (accusative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keine lebhaftesten (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)


blasen

de-verb

blasen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present bläst, past tense blies, past participle geblasen, auxiliary haben)

bläst (present singular third-person)
blies (past)
geblasen (participle past)
haben (auxiliary)
haben (auxiliary)
blasen (infinitive)
blasend (participle present)
geblasen (participle past)
blase (first-person indicative present singular)
blasen (first-person indicative plural present)
blase (first-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
blasen (first-person plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
bläst (indicative present second-person singular)
blast (indicative plural present second-person)
blasest (second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
blaset (plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-i)
bläst (indicative present singular third-person)
blasen (indicative plural present third-person)
blase (singular subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
blasen (plural subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
blies (first-person indicative preterite singular)
bliesen (first-person indicative plural preterite)
bliese (first-person formal rare singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
bliesen (first-person formal plural rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
bliesest (indicative preterite second-person singular)
bliest (indicative preterite second-person singular)
bliest (indicative plural preterite second-person)
bliesest (formal rare second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
bliest (formal rare second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
blieset (formal plural rare second-person subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
bliest (formal plural rare second-person subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
blies (indicative preterite singular third-person)
bliesen (indicative plural preterite third-person)
bliese (formal rare singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
bliesen (formal plural rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
blas (imperative second-person singular)
blase (imperative second-person singular)
blast (imperative plural second-person)
haben (auxiliary)
habe geblasen (first-person indicative multiword-construction perfect singular)
haben geblasen (first-person indicative multiword-construction perfect plural)
habe geblasen (first-person multiword-construction perfect singular subjunctive)
haben geblasen (first-person multiword-construction perfect plural subjunctive)
hast geblasen (indicative multiword-construction perfect second-person singular)
habt geblasen (indicative multiword-construction perfect plural second-person)
habest geblasen (multiword-construction perfect second-person singular subjunctive)
habet geblasen (multiword-construction perfect plural second-person subjunctive)
hat geblasen (indicative multiword-construction perfect singular third-person)
haben geblasen (indicative multiword-construction perfect plural third-person)
habe geblasen (multiword-construction perfect singular subjunctive third-person)
haben geblasen (multiword-construction perfect plural subjunctive third-person)
hatte geblasen (first-person indicative multiword-construction pluperfect singular)
hatten geblasen (first-person indicative multiword-construction pluperfect plural)
hätte geblasen (first-person multiword-construction pluperfect singular subjunctive)
hätten geblasen (first-person multiword-construction pluperfect plural subjunctive)
hattest geblasen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect second-person singular)
hattet geblasen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect plural second-person)
hättest geblasen (multiword-construction pluperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
hättet geblasen (multiword-construction pluperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
hatte geblasen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect singular third-person)
hatten geblasen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect plural third-person)
hätte geblasen (multiword-construction pluperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
hätten geblasen (multiword-construction pluperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
blasen werden (future future-i infinitive multiword-construction)
werde blasen (first-person future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werden blasen (first-person future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werdest blasen (future future-i multiword-construction second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werdet blasen (future future-i multiword-construction plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werde blasen (future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
werden blasen (future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
werde blasen (first-person future future-i indicative multiword-construction singular)
werden blasen (first-person future future-i indicative multiword-construction plural)
würde blasen (first-person future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
würden blasen (first-person future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wirst blasen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction second-person singular)
werdet blasen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction plural second-person)
würdest blasen (future future-i multiword-construction second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
würdet blasen (future future-i multiword-construction plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wird blasen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction singular third-person)
werden blasen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction plural third-person)
würde blasen (future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
würden blasen (future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
geblasen haben werden (future future-ii infinitive multiword-construction)
werde geblasen haben (first-person future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werden geblasen haben (first-person future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werdest geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werdet geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werde geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
werden geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
werde geblasen haben (first-person future future-ii indicative multiword-construction singular)
werden geblasen haben (first-person future future-ii indicative multiword-construction plural)
würde geblasen haben (first-person future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
würden geblasen haben (first-person future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wirst geblasen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction second-person singular)
werdet geblasen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction plural second-person)
würdest geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
würdet geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wird geblasen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction singular third-person)
werden geblasen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction plural third-person)
würde geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
würden geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)

From Middle High German blāsen, Old High German blāsan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan.

ausblasen

to blow out [e.g. a candle]; to blow off [e.g. steam]

hineinblasen

to blow into, to blow inside [e.g. wind instrument]

(transitive, music) to play (a wind instrument)


Balken

de-noun

Balken m (strong, genitive Balkens, plural Balken)

Balkens (genitive)
Balken (plural)
Balken (nominative singular)
Balken (definite nominative plural)
Balkens (genitive singular)
Balken (definite genitive plural)
Balken (dative singular)
Balken (dative definite plural)
Balken (accusative singular)
Balken (accusative definite plural)

→ Kashubian: balka

→ Slovincian: balka

From Middle High German balke, from Old High German balko, balcho, from Proto-West Germanic *balkō, from Proto-Germanic *balkô. Compare English balk.

den Splitter im fremden Auge, aber nicht den Balken im eigenen sehen

(music) beam (horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value)


Grand Prix

Grand Prix m (strong, genitive Grand Prix, plural Grand Prix or (learned) Grands Prix)

Grand Prix (genitive)
Grand Prix (plural)
Grands Prix (literary plural)

(music) Eurovision Song Contest (dated, still used by some of those born before ca. 1990)


Becken

Becken n (strong, genitive Beckens, plural Becken)

Beckens (genitive)
Becken (plural)
Becken (nominative singular)
Becken (definite nominative plural)
Beckens (genitive singular)
Becken (definite genitive plural)
Becken (dative singular)
Becken (dative definite plural)
Becken (accusative singular)
Becken (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German becken, from Old High German becki, beckin, from Vulgar Latin *baccīnum (possibly attested as bacchinon, 6th century), probably from Gaulish. Compare Dutch bekken and further French bassin, English basin.


Geige

Geige (genitive)
Geigen (plural)
Geige (nominative singular)
Geigen (definite nominative plural)
Geige (genitive singular)
Geigen (definite genitive plural)
Geige (dative singular)
Geigen (dative definite plural)
Geige (accusative singular)
Geigen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German gīge, from Old High German gīga, of unclear origin. Possibly from a Proto-Germanic *gīganą (“to move, wish, desire”) (based on the movement of a violinist's arms), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeyǵʰ-, *ǵʰeygʰ-, an extension of *ǵʰeh₂- (“to yawn, gape, long for, desire”), though this is semantically dubious. Alternatively an independent onomatopoeic formation.


Glocke

de-noun

Glocke f (genitive Glocke, plural Glocken, diminutive Glöckchen n or Glöcklein n)

Glocke (genitive)
Glocken (plural)
Glöckchen (diminutive neuter)
Glöcklein (diminutive neuter)
Glocke (nominative singular)
Glocken (definite nominative plural)
Glocke (genitive singular)
Glocken (definite genitive plural)
Glocke (dative singular)
Glocken (dative definite plural)
Glocke (accusative singular)
Glocken (accusative definite plural)

→ Greater Polish: gloka

→ Kashubian: gloka

From Middle High German glocke, glogge, from Old High German klocca, from Late Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia).
Cognate with Vilamovian głok.


Riff

Riff m or n (strong, genitive Riffes or Riffs, plural Riffs)

Riffes (genitive)
Riffs (genitive)
Riffs (plural)
Riff (definite nominative singular)
Riffs (definite nominative plural)
Riffes (genitive singular)
Riffs (genitive singular)
Riffs (definite genitive plural)
Riff (dative singular)
Riffe (dative singular)
Riffs (dative definite plural)
Riff (accusative definite singular)
Riffs (accusative definite plural)


Saite

Saite (genitive)
Saiten (plural)
Saite (nominative singular)
Saiten (definite nominative plural)
Saite (genitive singular)
Saiten (definite genitive plural)
Saite (dative singular)
Saiten (dative definite plural)
Saite (accusative singular)
Saiten (accusative definite plural)

Old High German seito. In the 17th century, the ⟨ei⟩ was changed to the homophonous ⟨ai⟩, in order to distinguish this word from Seite. Derived from Seite originally.

(music) string (of a musical stringed instrument)


Sattel

Sattel m (strong, genitive Sattels, plural Sättel)

Sattels (genitive)
Sättel (plural)
Sattel (nominative singular)
Sättel (definite nominative plural)
Sattels (genitive singular)
Sättel (definite genitive plural)
Sattel (dative singular)
Sätteln (dative definite plural)
Sattel (accusative singular)
Sättel (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German satel, from Old High German satal, from Proto-West Germanic *sadul, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz. Cognate with Old Norse sǫðull, Old English sadol, Dutch zadel, English saddle.

(music, lutherie) nut of a string instrument (supporting strings at the head end)


Schlag

Schlag m (strong, genitive Schlages or Schlags, plural Schläge)

Schlages (genitive)
Schlags (genitive)
Schläge (plural)
Schlag (nominative singular)
Schläge (definite nominative plural)
Schlages (genitive singular)
Schlags (genitive singular)
Schläge (definite genitive plural)
Schlag (dative singular)
Schlage (dative singular)
Schlägen (dative definite plural)
Schlag (accusative singular)
Schläge (accusative definite plural)

→ French: schlague f

northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial

From Middle High German slac, from Old High German slag, from Proto-West Germanic *slagi (“a blow, strike”). Perhaps cognate to English slug (“hard blow”).

inh

Im Viervierteltakt gibt es vier Schläge pro Takt; jeder Schlag entspricht einer Viertelnote.

In four-four time there are four beats per bar; each beat corresponds to a quarter note.


Steg

de-noun

Steg m (strong, genitive Steges or Stegs, plural Stege)

Steges (genitive)
Stegs (genitive)
Stege (plural)
Steg (nominative singular)
Stege (definite nominative plural)
Steges (genitive singular)
Stegs (genitive singular)
Stege (definite genitive plural)
Steg (dative singular)
Stege (dative singular)
Stegen (dative definite plural)
Steg (accusative singular)
Stege (accusative definite plural)

From Old High German steg. Germanic cognates include Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰 (staiga, “way”), non-Germanic ones: Russian стезя́ (stezjá), Lithuanian stiga, Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos), Albanian shteg.

(by extension) a bridge-like or connecting piece or part of certain objects.

(music) the saddle or bridge of a stringed instrument