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el cornetín
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. cornet
Andrés toca el cornetín en la orquesta de su pueblo, y su hermana toca la trompeta.Andrés plays the cornet in his town orchestra, and his sister plays the trumpet.
b. bugle
Se escuchaba el sonido de un cornetín cada vez más cercano. El ejército enemigo avanzaba inexorable hacia nosotros.We could hear the sound of a bugle closer and closer. The enemy army was advancing inexorably towards us.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
2. (musician)
a. cornet player
Todos los días a las seis de la mañana, el cornetín daba el toque de diana.Every day at six o'clock in the morning, the cornet player would sound the reveille.
b. bugler
El cornetín de nuestra orquesta estudió música en el conservatorio.The bugler of our orchestra studied music at the conservatory.
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