Zimbal

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Zymbal
Cimbal (obsolete)

Etymology edit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “if from Old Hungarian, it can't be from Polish (but at best be from Old Polish)”

From Old Hungarian cimbale, Polish cymbały, from Latin cymbalum. Doublet of Zimbel.

Pronunciation edit

Audio (file)

Noun edit

Zimbal n (strong, genitive Zimbals, plural Zimbale or Zimbals)

(music) cimbalom

Declension edit

Declension of Zimbal [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Zimbal	die	Zimbale, Zimbals
genitive	eines	des	Zimbals	der	Zimbale, Zimbals
dative	einem	dem	Zimbal	den	Zimbalen, Zimbals
accusative	ein	das	Zimbal	die	Zimbale, Zimbals