τύμπανο
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum, kettledrum”). Doublet of τούμπανο (toúmpano).
Pronunciation
Noun
τύμπανο • (týmpano) n (plural τύμπανα)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τύμπανο (týmpano) | τύμπανα (týmpana) |
| genitive | τυμπάνου (tympánou) τύμπανου (týmpanou) |
τυμπάνων (tympánon) τύμπανων (týmpanon) |
| accusative | τύμπανο (týmpano) | τύμπανα (týmpana) |
| vocative | τύμπανο (týmpano) | τύμπανα (týmpana) |
Synonyms
- νταούλι n (ntaoúli, “folk drum”)
Derived terms
- τυμπανοκρουσία (tympanokrousía)
Further reading
- τύμπανο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
τύμπανο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
