cornett
/ˈkɔːnɪt/US/kɔɹˈnɛt/
cornett 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.
Noun
cornett (plural cornetts)
- An 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
Proper noun capitalized: Cornett
Cornett (plural Cornetts)
- A surname.
Synonyms of cornett
Forms of cornett
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cornetts |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Cornetts |
Origin of cornett
Old French cornet, a diminutive of corne (“horn”), from Latin cornū.
Words formed from cornett
Questions about cornett
- What does cornett mean?
- Cornett means an early horn wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Not to be confused with later brass instrument.
- What part of speech is cornett?
- Cornett can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce cornett?
- Cornett is pronounced /ˈkɔːnɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cornett?
- The plural of cornett is cornetts.
Words near cornett in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cornett (page history and authors); Cornett (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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