cymbal

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English cymbal, from Old English cimbal, cimbala and Old French cimbale, both from Latin cymbalum (“cymbal”), from Ancient Greek κύμβαλον (kúmbalon), from κύμβη (kúmbē, “bowl”). See also chime. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɪmbəl/, [ˈsɪmbɫ̩] Rhymes: -ɪmbəl Homophone: symbol === Noun === cymbal (plural cymbals) (music) A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like. ==== Hyponyms ==== china ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Welsh: symbal m or f ==== Translations ==== == Cornish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cymbal. === Noun === cymbal m (plural cymbalys) (music) cymbal === References === “cymbal” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sʏmˈbɑːl/ === Noun === cymbal m (definite singular cymbalen, indefinite plural cymbalar, definite plural cymbalane) alternative spelling of symbal == Swedish == === Noun === cymbal c cymbal dulcimer ==== Declension ==== === References === “cymbal”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “cymbal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “cymbal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)