Trommel
See also: trommel
German edit
Etymology edit
From late Middle High German trummel, diminutive of Old High German trumme, probably of imitative origin. Compare trommeln.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Trommel f (genitive Trommel, plural Trommeln)
- drum (musical instrument)
- drum-shaped part of a machine
- Waschmaschinentrommel
- washing machine drum
- Bremstrommel
- brake drum
- (firearms) cylinder of a revolver
Declension edit
Declension of Trommel [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “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
- “Trommel” in Duden online