Trommel

See also: trommel

German

Etymology

From late Middle High German trummel, diminutive of Old High German trumme, probably of imitative origin. Compare trommeln.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʁɔml̩/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Trommel f (genitive Trommel, plural Trommeln)

1. drum (musical instrument)
2. drum-shaped part of a machine

   Waschmaschinentrommel

   washing machine drum

   Bremstrommel

   brake drum

   1. (firearms) cylinder of a revolver

Declension

Declension of Trommel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Trommel	die	Trommeln
genitive	einer	der	Trommel	der	Trommeln
dative	einer	der	Trommel	den	Trommeln
accusative	eine	die	Trommel	die	Trommeln

Hyponyms

• Buschtrommel, Maultrommel, Rahmentrommel, Revolvertrommel

Derived terms

• trommeln
• trommelartig

Related terms

• Trommler
• Trommelfell, Trommelfeuer, Trommelwirbel

Further reading

• “Trommel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Trommel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Trommel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Trommel” in Duden online