Polyglot Dictionary

Trommel

/ˈtʁɔml̩/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Trommeln

Meaning

  1. drum

    • Er schlägt die Trommel.

      He beats the drum.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Schlagzeug

Schlagzeug is the whole drum kit; Trommel is a single drum.

Similar in other languages

French

tambour

tambour is the French word for the same thing — both mean "drum."

Portuguese

tambor

tambor is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "drum."

Practice

1 What does Trommel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er schlägt die ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Trommel?

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