Karaoke

See also: karaoke, karaoké, and karaokê

German

Etymology

From Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from 空 (kara, “empty”) + オケ (oke, “orchestra”), the latter being an abbreviation of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra. The German word may also have been borrowed in part through English karaoke.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌkaʁaˈʔoːkə/

Noun

Karaoke n or f (genitive Karaoke or Karaokes, plural Karaoken)

  1. karaoke (form of entertainment; an individual performance or session of it)

Usage notes
  • Duden gives this word as a neuter, but in practice it is often, and perhaps predominantly, feminine (by analogy with the majority of words in -e).
  • The plural is exceedingly rare and probably restricted to informal use.

Declension
Declension of Karaoke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Karaoke die Karaoken
genitive eines des Karaokes,
Karaoke		 der Karaoken
dative einem dem Karaoke den Karaoken
accusative ein das Karaoke die Karaoken
Declension of Karaoke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Karaoke die Karaoken
genitive einer der Karaoke der Karaoken
dative einer der Karaoke den Karaoken
accusative eine die Karaoke die Karaoken

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