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trompe.

trumpet

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/tʁɔ̃p/

  1. trumpet

    feminine

  2. trunk of an elephant

    feminine

  3. squinch

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish *trumpa, *trumba (“trumpet”), ultimately from an imitative Germanic word akin to Old Dutch drumba, trumba (“trumpet, horn”), Old High German trumba, trumpa, Old Norse trumba. Doublet of trombe.

verb/tʁɔ̃p/

  1. inflection of tromper: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of tromper: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

From Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish *trumpa, *trumba (“trumpet”), ultimately from an imitative Germanic word akin to Old Dutch drumba, trumba (“trumpet, horn”), Old High German trumba, trumpa, Old Norse trumba. Doublet of trombe.

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