tympanon

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English

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Noun

tympanon (plural tympana)

  1. hammered dulcimer

Danish

Noun

tympanon n (singular definite tympanonet, plural indefinite tympanoner)

  1. tympanum

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

tympanon n (definite singular tympanonet, indefinite plural tympaner or tympana, definite plural tympanene or tympanaene)

  1. tympanum

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tympanon n (definite singular tympanonet, indefinite plural tympanon, definite plural tympanona)

  1. tympanum

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tympanum, from Ancient Greek τῠ́μπᾰνον (túmpanon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɘmˈpa.nɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anɔn
  • Syllabification: tym‧pa‧non

Noun

tympanon m inan

  1. (architecture) tympanum

Declension

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

tympanon n

  1. eardrum
  2. (architecture) tympanum