Kastrat

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian castrato.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kasˈtʁaːt/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Kastrat m (weak, genitive Kastraten, plural Kastraten)

  1. (dated) eunuch (castrated human male)
  2. (music) castrato

Declension

Declension of Kastrat [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kastrat die Kastraten
genitive eines des Kastraten der Kastraten
dative einem dem Kastraten den Kastraten
accusative einen den Kastraten die Kastraten

Derived terms

  • Kastratenstimme

Further reading

  • “Kastrat” in Duden online
  • “Kastrat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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