contrabaix

Catalan

Etymology

From contra- + baix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˌkɔn.tɾəˈβaʃ]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌkɔn.tɾəˈbaʃ]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˌkon.tɾaˈbajʃ]

Noun

contrabaix m (plural contrabaixos)

  1. double bass
    • 1906, Josep Morató i Grau, Els habitants de la lluna, Ilustració Catalana, page 47:
      Ab tot, els més importants eran el contrabaix y l'armonium.
      In all, the most important ones were the double bass and the harmonium.

Noun

contrabaix m or f by sense (plural contrabaixos)

  1. (metonymically) double bassist

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