"Generalbass" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ɡenəˈʁaːlˌbas] Audio: De-Generalbass.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian basso generale. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|it:basso generale}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "basso generale", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Generalbass", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Generalbass">, {{bor+|de|it|basso generale}} Borrowed from Italian basso generale Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^e}} Generalbass m (strong, genitive Generalbasses, plural Generalbässe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^e}} Forms: Generalbasses [genitive], Generalbässe [plural], strong [table-tags], Generalbass [nominative, singular], Generalbässe [definite, nominative, plural], Generalbasses [genitive, singular], Generalbässe [definite, genitive, plural], Generalbass [dative, singular], Generalbasse [dative, singular], Generalbässen [dative, definite, plural], Generalbass [accusative, singular], Generalbässe [accusative, definite, plural], Generalbaß [alternative]
  1. basso continuo, continuo Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: bezifferter Bass, Basso continuo, Continuo Related terms: Generalaudienz, Generalprobe, Generalbassinstrument, Basslinie, Bassstimme, Kontrabass, Harmonielehre, Kontrapunkt

Alternative forms

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