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The German word for drum is
Trommel





drum

Gender

The gender of Trommel is feminine. E.g. die Trommel.

Plural

The plural of Trommel is Trommeln.

German Definition


drum
     Substantiv:
     [1] allgemein: hohles, zylindrisches Objekt: Trommel
     [2] Musik: Trommel
          [1] The Smith family had two drums in their cellar.
            Die Familie Schmidt hatte zwei Trommeln in ihrem Keller.
     Verb:
     [1] trommeln
          [1] He drummed impatiently on the table.
            Er trommelte ungeduldig auf den Tisch.



Translations for drum and their definitions

Trommel
     n-f. drum
     n-f. barrel
     v. first-person singular present of trommeln
     v. singular imperative of trommeln


Tonne
     n-f. barrel, vat, tun, drum
     n-f.          for collecting waste or surplus, such as a bin, dumpster/skip, water butt
     n-f.          for storing and transporting industrial materials
     n-f.          (dated) for storing and transporting food and drink, e.g. beer, wine, cabbage, herrings
     n-f. tonne, ton, metric ton
     n-f.         
     n-f. (nautical) buoy


Trommeln
     n. plural of Trommel
     v. to drum, to beat a drum



Fass
     n. barrel, keg, cask


einbläuen
     v. (figurative) to beat (something) into (someone), to impress (something) upon (someone)
     v. to make (something) blue; to blue


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