Schalmei

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schalemīe; derived from French chalumeau, from Latin calamus.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃalˈmaɪ̯/
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Hyphenation: Schal‧mei
Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

(music) shawm
(music) a member of the shawm family

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Synonyms

Ciaramella
Hirtenflöte
Kalamaia
Pommer
Rauschpfeife
Rohrflöte
Schalmay
Schalmey

Hypernyms

Holzblasinstrument

Related terms

Friedensschalmei
Hirtenschalmei
Renaissanceschalmei
Schalmeibläser
Schalmeibläserin
Schalmeienkapelle
Schalmeienklang
Schalmeienmusik
Schalmeiinstrument

References

Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Schalmei”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

“Schalmei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Schalmei” in Duden online
“Schalmei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Schalmei” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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