cornett

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UK/ˈkɔːnɪt/UK/kɔːˈnɛt/US/kɔɹˈnɛt/

noun

An early horn wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Not to be confused with later brass instrument.

Similar
cornetto
OriginOld French cornet ← Latin cornū →
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Meanings

cornett1

nouncornett (plural cornetts)

plural cornetts

  1. entertainmentAn early horn wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Not to be confused with later brass instrument.

    Synonyms: cornetto

Cornett2

proper nounCornett (plural Cornetts)

plural Cornetts

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn early horn wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Not to be confused with later brass instrument.

Similar
cornetto
Also see
cornetto

Origin

  1. Latincornū
  2. Old Frenchcornet
  3. Englishcornett

Old French cornet, a diminutive of corne (“horn”), from Latin cornū.

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Translations

Bulgarian ци́нк, ци́нка
  • ци́нк (cínk)wind instrument
  • ци́нка (cínka)wind instrument
Catalan cornetto, corneta
  • cornettowind instrument
  • cornetawind instrument
Chinese Mandarin 木管小號 /木管小号, 蛇形管
  • 木管小號 /木管小号wind instrument
  • 蛇形管wind instrument
Czech cink
  • cinkwind instrument
Danish zink, sink
  • zinkwind instrument
  • sinkwind instrument
Dutch zink, cornetto
  • zinkwind instrument
  • cornettowind instrument
Esperanto klariono, korneto
  • klarionowind instrument
  • kornetowind instrument
Estonian tsink
  • tsinkwind instrument
Finnish sinkki
  • sinkkiwind instrument
French cornet à bouquin
  • cornet à bouquinwind instrument
German Zink
  • Zinkwind instrument
Hebrew קוֹרְנֵטוֹ
  • קוֹרְנֵטוֹ (korenéto)wind instrument
Hungarian cink, cornett
  • cinkwind instrument
  • cornettwind instrument
  • kornettwind instrument
Italian cornetto
  • cornettowind instrument
Japanese ツィンク, コルネット
  • ツィンク (tsinku)wind instrument
  • コルネット (korunetto)wind instrument
Korean 코르넷
  • 코르넷 (koreunet)wind instrument
Norwegian Bokmål zink, zinke
  • zinkwind instrument
  • zinkewind instrument
  • sinkwind instrument
  • sinkewind instrument
Polish cynk
  • cynkwind instrument
Portuguese corneto
  • cornetowind instrument
Russian корне́т, ци́нк
  • корне́т (kornét)wind instrument
  • ци́нк (cínk)wind instrument
Spanish cornetto, corneta renacentista
  • cornettowind instrument
  • corneta renacentistawind instrument
  • corneta negrawind instrument
  • corneta curvawind instrument
Swedish sinka, zinka
  • sinkawind instrument
  • zinkawind instrument
Cite this entry
APA

cornett. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornett

MLA

“cornett.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornett. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cornett,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornett.

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