cellist

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English

Etymology

From cello +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛlɪst/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

cellist (plural cellists)

  1. Someone who plays the cello.
    • 2009 January 20, Allan Kozinn, “Shafts of Sun in Winter From the Italian Baroque”, in The New York Times:
      And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered.
    • 2021 April 28, Lisa Abend, “When the Cellos Play, the Cows Come Home”, in The New York Times:
      Though relative newcomers to classical music, they seemed closely attuned to the eight cellists onstage, raising their heads abruptly as the piece’s languid strains gave way to rapid-fire bow strokes.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • ? Greek: τσελίστας (tselístas)

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

From cello +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃɛˈlɪst/, /sɛˈlɪst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: cel‧list
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

cellist m (plural cellisten, diminutive cellistje n, feminine celliste)

  1. cellist

Derived terms

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

From cello +‎ -ist.

Noun

cellist c

  1. cellist (performer of the cello)

Declension

Declension of cellist
nominative genitive
singular indefinite cellist cellists
definite cellisten cellistens
plural indefinite cellister cellisters
definite cellisterna cellisternas

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