Sonatine

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sonatina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zonaˈtiːnə/
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Noun

Sonatine f (genitive Sonatine, plural Sonatinen)

  1. sonatina
    • 1848, Adolf Bernhard Marx, Die Lehre von der musikalischen Komposition, page 321:
      Die Sonatine ist ein in gleicher Weise zusammengesetztes Werk, nur von leichterm Gehalt und beschränkterer Ausdehnung. Bei der erstgenannten Form unterscheidet man ferner die eigentliche Sonate von der grossen Sonate; […]
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Declension

Declension of Sonatine
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sonatine die Sonatinen
genitive einer der Sonatine der Sonatinen
dative einer der Sonatine den Sonatinen
accusative eine die Sonatine die Sonatinen

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