trommelvlies
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of trommel (“drum”) + vlies (“membrane, fleece”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittrommelvlies n (plural trommelvliezen, diminutive trommelvliesje n)
- eardrum [from late 17th c.]
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: trommelvlies
- → Japanese: 鼓膜 (calque)
- → West Frisian: tromflues, trommelflues (calque)