timpana

English

Noun

timpana

  1. plural of timpanum

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin tympanum, from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon), from τύπτω (túptō, I strike, I hit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtim.pɑ.nɑ/

Noun

timpana m (nominative plural timpana)

  1. a small drum, tabor, timbrel, tabret
    Ic filigde ðē mid timpanum and mid hearpum
    I attended thee with timbrels and with harps
    Hergaþ hine in timpanan
    Herry him on a timbrel
    Plægiend timpanan
    Player of a timbrel

Declension

Synonyms

  • tunnebotm (cask-bottom)
  • hylsung
  • timpestere (timbrel player)

Descendants

  • Middle English: timpan

See also

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