cornett

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cornett^¹

/ˈkɔːnɪt/ UK
/kɔːˈnɛt/ UK
/kɔɹˈnɛt/ US

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

noun 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.
Similar: cornetto

Cornett^²

proper noun Cornetts

A surname.

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noun wind instrument

Español	cornetto, corneta renacentista, corneta negra, corneta curva
한국어	코르넷 koreunet
日本語	ツィンク tsinku, コルネット korunetto
中文	木管小號 /木管小号, 蛇形管
Português	corneto
Français	cornet à bouquin
Deutsch	Zink
Italiano	cornetto
Русский	корне́т kornét, ци́нк cínk
עברית	קוֹרְנֵטוֹ korenéto

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@misc{cornett_2026,
  title = {cornett},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cornett},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}