Trommelfell

German

Etymology

From Trommel (“drum”) +‎ Fell (“animal skin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁɔməlˌfɛl/
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Noun

Trommelfell n (strong, genitive Trommelfelles or Trommelfells, plural Trommelfelle)

  1. (music) drumhead
  2. (anatomy) eardrum

Usage notes

  • 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

Declension of Trommelfell [neuter, strong]
singular plural
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.

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