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Musikant
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musikant
German
Alternative forms
de Musicant
Etymology
16th century, from de la-med mūsicāns, present participle of la mūsicō to play music, perhaps through de it musicante. Equivalent to de Musik -ant.
Pronunciation
de /muziˈkant/
de ant 3
de De-Musikant.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m.weak in
musician
de 1737 J.A. Scheibe Der Critische Musicus. I. Theil Hamburg 46f Der Herr [Bach] ist endlich in [Leipzig] der Vornehmste unter den Musicanten. Mister Bach is the most distinguished of the musicians in Leipzig.
Usage notes
de Musikant is mostly restricted to amateur or “lower-tier” musicians such as street musicians, performers of folk music at public festivals, and suchlike. The general word for “musician” is de Musiker.
Declension
m.weak
Derived terms
de Musikantenknochen<t:funny bone><lit:musician bone><g:n> Straßenmusikant<t:street musician><g:m>
Descendants
yi מוזיקאַנט 1
Further reading
de Musicians