cornet

B2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /kɔɹˈnɛt/ UK /ˈkɔːnɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #41060

Meanings

1

noun
A brass musical instrument, slightly smaller than a trumpet and with a bright tone.

He played the cornet in the town brass band.
2

noun
A cone-shaped pastry shell filled with ice cream (British English).

The children each got a cornet from the ice cream van.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a brass musical instrument,... horn

Word family

Forms cornets

Derived forms cornetcycornetercornetfishcornetist

Simplified etymology

Cornet comes ultimately from Latin cornu “horn.” The trumpet-like wind instrument was originally made from a horn. In the early 20th century, ice-cream cornet took its name from its resemblance to the instrument.

Etymology

From Middle English cornet, from Old French cornet, a diminutive of a popular reflex of Latin cornū (“horn”).

*ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European cornet Middle English cornū Latin

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# cornet

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kɔɹˈnɛt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɔːnɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 41060

## Meanings
1. A brass musical instrument, slightly smaller than a trumpet and with a bright tone.
2. A cone-shaped pastry shell filled with ice cream (British English).

## Examples
- He played the cornet in the town brass band.
- The children each got a cornet from the ice cream van.

## Derived Forms
- cornetcy
- corneter
- cornetfish
- cornetist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ḱerh₂-
- Root: cornet
- Root: cornū

## Etymology
From Middle English cornet, from Old French cornet, a diminutive of a popular reflex of Latin cornū (“horn”).

## AI Etymology
cornet comes from Middle English cornet, from Old French cornet, a diminutive of a popular reflex of Latin cornū (“horn”). The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-, Middle English cornet, Old French cornet, Latin cornū. Current senses include A brass musical instrument, slightly smaller than a trumpet and with a bright tone and A cone-shaped pastry shell filled with ice cream (British English). English relatives and later formations include cornetcy, corneter, cornetfish.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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