harp

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

harpe

harmonica

cithère

h aspiré

rabâcher

ruine-babines

Synonymes

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

Traductions

arpa

arpa

Harfe

harp

harpa

άρπα

arpa

arp

harpa

gaita

psalterium

قيثار

harmônica

harp

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/hɑːp/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: harpe

Hérité de ancien anglais: hearpe

Appartenant à écossais: hairp

Appartenant à frison occidental: harpe

Appartenant à bas-allemand: Harp

Appartenant à néerlandais: harp

Appartenant à allemand: Harfe

Appartenant à danois: harpe

Appartenant à suédois: 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”).

Phrases

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

Barbee joue de la guitare, de la guitare basse, de la batterie, de la harpe et du xylophone.