bombardon

English

Etymology

French bombardon, from Italian bombardone.

Noun

bombardon (plural bombardons)

1. (music) A brass instrument, the bass version of the tuba.
2. (music) A bass instrument of the shawm family
3. An organ pedal stop at 32' pitch which imitates the sound of the above mentioned instruments.

See also

• bombard

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bombardon, from Italian bombardone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɔm.bɑrˈdɔn/

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• Hyphenation: bom‧bar‧don
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

bombardon m (plural bombardons, diminutive bomdardonnetje n)

1. bombardon, bass tuba

French

Etymology

From Italian bombardone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̃.baʁ.dɔ̃/

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Noun

bombardon m (plural bombardons)

1. bombardon, certain bass instruments, notably a tuba

Further reading

• “bombardon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bombardon.

Noun

bombardon n (plural bombardoane)

1. bombardon

Declension

Declension of bombardon

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) bombardon	bombardonul	(niște) bombardoane	bombardoanele
genitive/dative	(unui) bombardon	bombardonului	(unor) bombardoane	bombardoanelor
vocative	bombardonule		bombardoanelor