bourdon

(Englisch)

  1. (archaic) The burden or bass of a melody.
  2. The drone pipe of a bagpipe.
  3. The lowest-pitched stop of an organ.
  4. The lowest-pitched bell of a carillon.
  5. A large, low-pitched bell not part of a diatonically tuned ring of bells.
  6. A bumblebee, genus Bombus.

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈbʊədən/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

Inherited from Middle English burdoun (“accompaniment”), from Old French bordon, from Medieval Latin burdō, burdōnem (“drone”). The modern pronunciation and form (for *burdon) is influenced by modern French bourdon.

Pilgerstab

drone pipe

pilgrim's staff

palmer's staff

bâton de pèlerin

bordone del pellegrino

bourdon

pelgrimsstaf

bordon

piszczałka burdonowa

bordó

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