FromMiddle High Germanmūsic, fromOld High Germanmusika,musica, fromLatinmūsica(“music”).
- IPA(key): /muˈziːk/,[muˈziːk],[mʊ-],(casual also)[mo-]
- IPA(key): /ˈmʊzɪk/(regional, e.g. western Germany, but mostly avoided in more formal/solemn contexts like church music, school subject etc.)
Musik f (genitiveMusik,pluralMusiken,diminutiveMusikchen n)
- (uncountable)music
- Synonym:(rare)Tonkunst
Was hörst du fürMusik?- What kind ofmusic do you listen to?
- (uncountable) music as aschoolsubject, musical instruction
- Synonym:Musikunterricht
- Musik fällt morgen aus. ―Music class is cancelled tomorrow.
- (countable) a musicalpiece
- Eine kleine Nachtmusik ―Eine kleine Nachtmusik
- (countable, informal) aband, mostly one performing at some event
DieMusik ist noch beim Essen, aber gleich geht’s los.- Theband are still eating, but they’ll start soon.
- Not used for a physical piece of written music such as sheet music, for whichNoten is used instead.
Declension ofMusik [feminine]
- “Musik” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Musik” in Uni Leipzig:Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Musik” inDuden online
Musik on the German Wikipedia.Wikipediade
