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cornetto

cornetto

9.9
A curved wooden wind instrument with finger holes used in early European music
  • noun
  • /kɔrˈnɛtoʊ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : corneto
  • The musician played a beautiful solo on the cornetto during the Renaissance concert.

Examples

  • A skilled cornetto player is essential for authentic Baroque ensemble performances.

  • The museum displayed a rare cornetto alongside other historical instruments.

  • The musician played a beautiful cornetto during the concert.

  • Did you ever hear a cornetto played live?

  • The musician played a beautiful solo on the cornetto during the Renaissance concert.

  • A skilled cornetto player is essential for authentic Baroque ensemble performances.

  • The museum displayed a rare cornetto alongside other historical instruments.

Synonyms

zinke
vscornetto
  • Archaic
9.9

A wooden wind instrument from the Renaissance used in early music ensembles

is the alternative historical term for the same instrument

How Bright

trumpet
125 2.5
oboe
13 5.0
cornetto
  • Archaic
9.9
recorder
7 3.2

Surface Forms

cornetto singular
cornettos plural

Morphology

cornetto = cornet (semi-transparent) = cornet + etto

Formed from 'cornet' plus the Italian diminutive suffix '-etto'; the relation 'small/related instrument' is inferable but the suffix is not productive in English.

Etymology

Cornetto for the wind instrument comes from Italian meaning 'little horn', from the Latin cornu 'horn', and is like the English word cornet. The instrument is curved and sounds like a small horn, so the name explains its shape and sound.