цимбали

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Polish cymbały, from Latin cymbalum, from Ancient Greek κύμβαλον (kúmbalon).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡semˈbaɫe]

Noun

цимба́ли • (cymbály) m inan pl (genitive цимба́лів, plural only, diminutive цимба́лики or цимба́лоньки)

(music) tsymbaly (the Ukrainian version of the hammered dulcimer)

Declension

Declension of *цимба́ли*
(inan pl-only hard masc-form accent-a)
	plural
nominative	цимба́ли cymbály
genitive	цимба́лів cymbáliv
dative	цимба́лам cymbálam
accusative	цимба́ли cymbály
instrumental	цимба́лами cymbálamy
locative	цимба́лах cymbálax
vocative	цимба́ли cymbály

Derived terms

цимбалі́ст m (cymbalíst)

Further reading

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “цимбали”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “цимбали”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “цимбали”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
“цимбали”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
“цимбали”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)