tympanum

Meaning

1. (declension-2, literally, neuter) drum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine
2. (declension-2, figuratively, literally, neuter) drum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine
3. (declension-2, neuter) (of things of a like shape):
4. (declension-2, neuter) (of things of a like shape):
5. (declension-2, neuter) (of things of a like shape):
6. (declension-2, neuter) (of things of a like shape):
7. (declension-2, neuter) eardrum

Concepts

drum

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eardrum

tambourine

timbrel

tympanum

tympanic membrane

middle ear

Translations

trommel

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Trommelfell

timpano

tímpano

tímpano

tambor

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Trommel

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tympan

tambour

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tamburo

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trommelvlies

timpà

tambor

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtym.pa.nũː]

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τῠ́μπᾰνον (tŭ́mpănon, “a kettledrum, drum”), from τῠ́πτω (tŭ́ptō, “to strike, beat, smite”).