"Musik" meaning in German

See Musik in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /muˈziːk/, [muˈziːk], [mʊ-], [mo-] [also, informal], /ˈmʊzɪk/ (note: regional, e.g. western Germany, but mostly avoided in more formal/solemn contexts like church music, school subject etc.) Audio: De-at-Musik.ogg , De-Musik.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German mūsic, from Old High German musika, musica, from Latin mūsica (“music”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|mūsic}} Middle High German mūsic, {{inh|de|goh|musika}} Old High German musika, {{der|de|la|mūsica||music}} Latin mūsica (“music”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=chen}} Musik f (genitive Musik, plural Musiken, diminutive Musikchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Musik [genitive], Musiken [plural], Musikchen [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], 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]
  1. (uncountable) music Tags: feminine, uncountable Synonyms: Tonkunst
    Sense id: en-Musik-de-noun-gPGJmE5c Categories (other): Music Disambiguation of Music: 73 23 4 0
  2. (uncountable) music as a school subject, musical instruction Tags: feminine, uncountable Synonyms: Musikunterricht
    Sense id: en-Musik-de-noun-VBTOROU6 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 7 68 11 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 41 16 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 62 11 18
  3. (countable) a musical piece Tags: countable, feminine
    Sense id: en-Musik-de-noun-qFpcQizg
  4. (countable, informal) a band, mostly one performing at some event Tags: countable, feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-Musik-de-noun-ddfUU8Ms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Barockmusik, Blasmusik, Blechmusik, Bühnenmusik, Country-Musik, Dorfmusik, E-Musik, Filmmusik, Flötenmusik, Gebrauchsmusik, Gitarrenmusik, Harfenmusik, Hausmusik, Jazzmusik, Kammermusik, Marschmusik, Negermusik, Operettenmusik, Opernmusik, Orchestermusik, Schauspielmusik, Streichmusik, Stubenmusik, Tanzmusik, U-Musik, Unterhaltungsmusik, Volksmusik, Zwölftonmusik Derived forms: musikalisch, Musikant, Musiker, Musikerziehung, Musikfreund, Musikhaus, Musiklehrer, Musiklexikon, Musikliebe, Musikschule, Musikschüler, Musikstück, Musikstunde, Musikus, musizieren

Inflected forms

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          "english": "What kind of music do you listen to?",
          "text": "Was hörst du für Musik?",
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          "english": "The band are still eating, but they’ll start soon.",
          "text": "Die Musik ist noch beim Essen, aber gleich geht’s los.",
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        [
          "subject",
          "subject"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) music as a school subject, musical instruction"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Musikunterricht"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German countable nouns",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Eine kleine Nachtmusik",
          "text": "Eine kleine Nachtmusik",
          "translation": "Eine kleine Nachtmusik",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a musical piece"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) a musical piece"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German countable nouns",
        "German informal terms",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The band are still eating, but they’ll start soon.",
          "text": "Die Musik ist noch beim Essen, aber gleich geht’s los.",
          "translation": "The band are still eating, but they’ll start soon.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a band, mostly one performing at some event"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "band",
          "band"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable, informal) a band, mostly one performing at some event"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "feminine",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/muˈziːk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[muˈziːk]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mʊ-]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo-]",
      "tags": [
        "also",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-Musik.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/74/De-at-Musik.ogg/De-at-Musik.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/De-at-Musik.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Musik.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/23/De-Musik.ogg/De-Musik.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/De-Musik.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʊzɪk/",
      "note": "regional, e.g. western Germany, but mostly avoided in more formal/solemn contexts like church music, school subject etc."
    }
  ],
  "word": "Musik"
}

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