Trommelfell

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʁɔməlˌfɛl/

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

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

• 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.

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