Is it der, die or das Violoncello?

DAS

Violoncello

The correct article in German of Violoncello is das. So it is das Violoncello! (nominative case)

The word Violoncello is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German declension of Violoncello?

How does the declension of Violoncello work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural 1	Plural 2
Nominative	das Violoncello	die Violoncelli	die Violoncellos
Genitive	des Violoncellos	der Violoncelli	der Violoncellos
Dative	dem Violoncello	den Violoncelli	den Violoncellos
Akkusative	das Violoncello	die Violoncelli	die Violoncellos

What is the meaning of Violoncello in German?

Violoncello is defined as:

[1] Music: Second largest instrument of the family of string instruments

[1] Musik: zweitgrößtes Instrument der Familie der Streichinstrumente

How to use Violoncello in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Violoncello with translations in English.

[1] „Und auch die Kompositionen für das Violoncello, die der Cellist und Komponist Villa-Lobos geschrieben hatte, lagen mir am Herzen.“

[1] "And also the compositions for the cello that the cellist and composer Villa-Lobos wrote, I was at my heart"

Pictures or photos of Violoncello

[1] Ein Violoncellist spielt auf dem Violoncello