Tympanon

/ˈtʏmpanɔn/

das noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Tympana

Meaning

  1. tympanum

    • Das Tympanon zeigt das Jüngste Gericht.

      The tympanum shows the Last Judgement.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Trommelfell

Close, near-synonym — Tympanon is the technical/medical term for the eardrum.

Practice

1 What does Tympanon mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ zeigt das Jüngste Gericht.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Tympanon?

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