Instrument

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German

Etymology

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

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Noun

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

  1. (music or general) instrument

Declension

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

1Now rare, see notes.

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