De or het cello?

The correct Dutch article is:

de cello

  • English: cello
  • Plural: de celli / cello's
  • Diminutive: het cellootje
Meaning (Dutch) (muziekinstrument) viersnarig strijkinstrument dat tijdens het bespelen door de cellist tussen de knieën wordt gehouden

How to use cello

the cellode cello
this cellodeze cello
that cellodie cello
our celloonze cello
your cellojouw cello
every celloelke cello
which cello?welke cello?
a big cello / the big celloeen grote cello, de grote cello
the cello (plural)de celli, deze celli

Example sentences with cello

  • Waarom heeft Tom zijn cello verkocht? “Why did Tom sell his cello?”
  • Ik oefen ongeveer drie uur per week op de cello. “I spend about three hours a week practicing the cello.”

Dutch words ending in cello

violoncello | limoncello

In compound words, the last part decides the article. See the rule

Dutch words starting with cello

celloconcert | celloconcerto | cellofaan | cellofaanverpakking | cellosonate | cellosuite

Meaning, plural, diminutive, pronunciation and translations: WikiWoordenboek (Dutch Wiktionary) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).