cellist

cellist

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[1], archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
        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[2], archived from the original on 1 May 2021:
        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

    See also