glockenspiel

See also: Glockenspiel

English

Etymology

From German Glockenspiel (literally “bells-set”).

Pronunciation
  • enPR: glŏkʹən-shpēl'
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɒk.ənˌʃpiːl/, or sometimes /-spiːl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɑk.ənˌʃpil/, or sometimes /-spil/
  • (like German) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔk.n̩ˌʃpiːl/, /ˈɡlɔk.ŋ̩ˌʃpiːl/
  • Hyphenation: glock‧en‧spiel

Noun

glockenspiel (plural glockenspiels)

  1. (music) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Glockenspiel.

Pronunciation
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Noun

glockenspiel m (plural glockenspiels)

  1. glockenspiel

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Glockenspiel.

Noun

glockenspiel n (plural glockenspieluri)

  1. glockenspiel

Declension
Declension of glockenspiel
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) glockenspiel glockenspielul (niște) glockenspieluri glockenspielurile
genitive/dative (unui) glockenspiel glockenspielului (unor) glockenspieluri glockenspielurilor
vocative glockenspielule glockenspielurilor
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