Definition
An Italian musical term for the lowest bass voice or the contrabass instruments in an ensemble.
Etymology
Direct Italian term combining 'contra' (below/against) and 'basso' (bass). Used in Italian musical notation and classical training to specify the deepest register of sound.
Kelly Says
Italian opera composers used 'contrabasso' to demand an almost superhuman vocal depth—singers with true contrabasso voices are so rare that Verdi and Wagner actually wrote special roles around individual singers who possessed this gift.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኮንትራባስ
ko-n-tra-bas
ARالعربية
كونتراباس
kon-tra-baas
BNবাংলা
কন্ট্রাবাস
kon-tra-baas
CACatalà
contrabaix
kon-tra-baj
CSČeština
kontrabas
kon-tra-bas
DADansk
kontrabas
kon-tra-bas
DEDeutsch
Kontrabass
kon-tra-ba-s
ELΕλληνικά
κοντραμπάσ
kon-tra-pas
ESEspañol
contrabajo
kon-tra-ba-ho
FAفارسی
ویولن سل
vi-o-len sel
FISuomi
kontrabasso
kon-tra-bas-so
FRFrançais
contrebasse
kɔ̃.tʁə.bɑs
GUGU
કંટ્રાબાસ
kan-tra-baas
HAHA
kontrabasa
kon-tra-ba-sa
HEעברית
קונטרבס
kon-tra-bas
HIहिन्दी
कॉन्ट्रैबास
kon-tra-baas
HUMagyar
kontrabasszus
kon-tra-bas-zus
IDBahasa Indonesia
kontrabas
kon-tra-bas
IGIG
kontrabas
kon-tra-ba-s
ITItaliano
contrabbasso
kon-tra-bas-so
JA日本語
コントラバス
konto-rabasu
KKKK
контрабас
kon-tra-bas
KMKM
កន្ទ្រាបាស
kan-tra-baas
KO한국어
콘트라베이스
konteu-rae-biseu
MRMR
कॉन्ट्रॅबास
kon-tra-baas
MSBahasa Melayu
kontrabas
kon-tra-bas
MYမြန်မာ
ကွန်တြာဘာစ
kon-tra-ba-s
NLNederlands
kontrabas
kon-tra-bas
NONorsk
kontrabas
kon-tra-bas
PAPA
ਕੰਟਰੇਬਾਸ
kan-tra-baas
PLPolski
kontrabas
kon-tra-bas
PTPortuguês
contrabaixo
kon-tra-bai-sho
RORomână
contrabas
kon-tra-bas
RUРусский
контрабас
kon-tra-bas
SVSvenska
kontrabas
kon-tra-bas
SWKiswahili
kontrabasi
kon-tra-ba-si
TAதமிழ்
கான்ட்ரபாஸ்
kan-tra-baas
TEతెలుగు
కంట్లోబాస్
kan-tlo-bas
THไทย
คอนทราเบส
kon-tra-bes
TLTL
kontrabas
kon-tra-bas
TRTürkçe
kontrabas
kon-tra-bas
UKУкраїнська
контрабас
kon-tra-bas
URاردو
کنٹراباس
kon-tra-baas
VITiếng Việt
tiểu violoncello
tieu-vi-o-lon-che-lo
YOYO
kontrabas
kon-tra-baas
ZUZU
inkontrabasi
in-kon-tra-ba-si