trumma

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish tromme, from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch tromme, of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰɹʊmːa/

Noun

trumma f (genitive singular trummu, plural trummur)

  1. drum

Declension

f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative trumma trumman trummur trummurnar
accusative trummu trummuna trummur trummurnar
dative trummu trummuni trummum trummunum
genitive trummu trummunnar trumma trummanna

Verb

trumma (third person singular past indicative trummaði, third person plural past indicative trummaðu, supine trummað)

  1. to drum
  2. to be noisy

Conjugation

Conjugation of trumma (group v-30)
infinitive trumma
supine trummað
present past
first singular trummi trummaði
second singular trummar trummaði
third singular trummar trummaði
plural trumma trummaðu
participle (a6)1 trummandi trummaður
imperative
singular trumma!
plural trummið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch or Middle Low German tromme, of imitative origin.[1]

Noun

trumma c

  1. (music) a drum
    spela trummor
    play the drums
    (literally, “play drums”)
  2. a drum (cylindrical (machine) part)
    trumbroms
    drum brake
    bromstrumma
    brake drum
    kabeltrumma
    cable drum
    Trumman i torktumlaren snurrar inte
    The drum of the tumble dryer is not spinning
    1. a barrel (of a winch)
      vinschtrumma
      barrel of a winch; capstan barrel
  3. a large, closed conduit, like a duct, tube, or elevator shaft, often with a circular or rectangular cross section; a duct, a culvert, a shaft, etc.
    lufttrumma
    air duct
    ventilationstrumma
    ventilation duct
    väg- och järnvägstrummor
    road and railway culverts

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Verb

trumma (present trummar, preterite trummade, supine trummat, imperative trumma)

  1. to drum

Conjugation

Conjugation of trumma (weak)
active passive
infinitive trumma trummas
supine trummat trummats
imperative trumma
imper. plural1 trummen
present past present past
indicative trummar trummade trummas trummades
ind. plural1 trumma trummade trummas trummades
subjunctive2 trumme trummade trummes trummades
present participle trummande
past participle trummad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

  1. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Trumma”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

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