How to Say "Cello" in Russian

виолонче́ль

violončélʹfeminine

The Russian word for cello is виолонче́ль (violončélʹ).

виолонче́ль refers to the musical instrument known in English as the cello.

Meaning: musical instrument (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

виолонче́ль is a feminine noun.

The romanization is violončélʹ.

Russian composers like Shostakovich wrote demanding cello parts that helped establish the instrument as a solo voice of tragedy and endurance in Soviet culture.
The word виолонче́ль is a borrowed term that entered the Russian language through French, mirroring how many musical terms traveled across Europe.
While the word is feminine, a person who plays the instrument is referred to using a masculine noun, specifically a виолончели́ст.

Да, они оба играют на виолончели.
Yes, both of them play the cello.
В этой комнате стоит виолонче́ль.
V etoy komnate stoit violonchel'
There is a cello in this room.
Её любимый инструмент виолонче́ль.
Yeyo lyubimyy instrument violonchel'
Her favorite instrument is the cello.

Olga and Alexander are talking about music in a music store.

Ольга Olga

Александр, ты видишь эту виолонче́ль?
Aleksandr, ty vidish' etu violonchel'?
Alexander, do you see this cello?
Александр Aleksandr

Да, она выглядит очень старой.
Da, ona vyglyadit ochen' staroy.
Yes, it looks very old.
Ольга Olga

Я хочу купить виолонче́ль для дочери.
Ya khochu kupit' violonchel' dlya docheri.
I want to buy a cello for my daughter.
Александр Aleksandr

Это отличный выбор для неё.
Eto otlichnyy vybor dlya neyo.
That is a great choice for her.

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