noun
Meaning 1
a person who plays the violoncello
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
violoncellist
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noun
Meaning 2
someone who plays a violoncello
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cellist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: musician, instrumentalist, player
Narrower terms: Casals, Pablo Casals
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English violoncello Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English violoncellist From violoncello + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Georgian: ვიოლონჩელისტი (violončelisṭi) — person who plays the violoncello
- Greek: βιολοντσελίστας (violontselístas) — person who plays the violoncello
- Greek: βιολοντσελίστρια (violontselístria) — person who plays the violoncello
- Irish: dordveidhleadóir — person who plays the violoncello