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): /ˌkaʁaˈoːkə/

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Noun

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

1. (usually uncountable) 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 [neuter // feminine, mixed]

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

Further reading

• “Karaoke” in Duden online