Trommelfell
German edit
Etymology edit
From Trommel (“drum”) + Fell (“animal skin”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Trommelfell n (strong, genitive Trommelfelles or Trommelfells, plural Trommelfelle)
Usage notes edit
- The anatomic sense—though etymologically a figurative use of the musical one—is now so predominant that there is a tendency to use other compounds for “drumhead”, such as Trommelbespannung, Trommelhaut, Trommelmembran, etc.
Declension edit
Declension of Trommelfell [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Trommelfell | die | Trommelfelle |
genitive | eines | des | Trommelfelles, Trommelfells | der | Trommelfelle |
dative | einem | dem | Trommelfell, Trommelfelle1 | den | Trommelfellen |
accusative | ein | das | Trommelfell | die | Trommelfelle |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading edit
- “Trommelfell” in Duden online