harp

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body
2. A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body
3. (colloquial) Any musical instrument.
4. (colloquial) Any musical instrument.
5. (Scotland) A grain sieve.
6. The component of a lamp to which one attaches the lampshade, consisting of a lightweight frame that usually surrounds the bulb with an attachment at the top for the finial.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of harp seal.

Verb

1. (derogatory, usually, with-on) To repeatedly mention a subject, especially so as to nag or complain.
2. (transitive) To play on (a harp or similar instrument).
3. (transitive) To play (a tune) on the harp.
4. (archaic, transitive) To develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon.

Conceptes

arpa

harmònica

repetir-se

Sinònims

mouth harp

harmonica

mouth organ

dwell

guitar

🎸

insist

insist on

jew’s harp

musical instrument

organ

persevere

😣

persist

piano

psaltery

talk

🗣️

jews’ harp

Jew’s harp

thumb-piano

mouth bow

bowl-type cutter

beldam

Jew's harp

beldame

crone

cuckoo

hag

Traduccions

harpe

arpa

arpa

Harfe

harp

άρπα

harpa

arp

harpa

gaita

harmonica

psalterium

قيثار

harmônica

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/hɑːp/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: harpe

Heretat de anglès antic: hearpe

Cognat amb escocès: hairp

Cognat amb frisó occidental: harpe

Cognat amb baix alemany: Harp

Cognat amb neerlandès: harp

Cognat amb alemany: Harfe

Cognat amb danès: harpe

Cognat amb suec: harpa

In summary

From Middle English harpe, from Old English hearpe (“harp”), from Proto-West Germanic *harpā, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ (“harp”). Cognate with Scots hairp (“harp”), West Frisian harpe, harp (“harp”), Low German Harp (“harp”), Dutch harp (“harp”), German Harfe (“harp”), Danish harpe (“harp”), Swedish harpa (“harp”).

Frases

Barbee plays guitar , bass guitar , drums , harp and xylophone .