tambur

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From French tambour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tǎmbuːr/
• Hyphenation: tam‧bur

Noun

tàmbūr m (Cyrillic spelling та̀мбӯр)

1. (music, expressively) drum
2. (architecture) tambour

Declension

Declension of tambur

	singular	plural
nominative	tàmbūr	tamburi
genitive	tambúra	tambura
dative	tamburu	tamburima
accusative	tambur	tambure
vocative	tambure	tamburi
locative	tamburu	tamburima
instrumental	tamburom	tamburima

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tǎmbuːr/
• Hyphenation: tam‧bur

Noun

tàmbūr m (Cyrillic spelling та̀мбӯр)

1. Alternative form of tànbūr

Declension

Declension of tambur

	singular	plural
nominative	tàmbūr	tamburi
genitive	tambúra	tambura
dative	tamburu	tamburima
accusative	tambur	tambure
vocative	tambure	tamburi
locative	tamburu	tamburima
instrumental	tamburom	tamburima

References

• “tambur” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “tambur” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Swedish

Etymology

From French tambour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tamˈbʉːr/

Noun

tambur ?

1. (architecture) tholobate
2. (architecture) the wind protection made up of screens and doors just inside an entrance, especially in larger halls or churches
3. (architecture, slightly archaic) entryway; a heated room just inside the entrance of a home to hang up outerwear

   Synonyms: hall, kapprum

   Coordinate terms: förstuga, farstu, vestibul

4. (architecture) the construction surrounding a spiral staircase
5. (military, defense) small non-covered defense barrier for fortress entrances and bridges or as a flanking device
6. (naval) small extension of warship for lighter canon or floodlight
7. (stitching) tambour
8. (stitching) embroidery similar to chain stitch

   Synonym: tambursöm

9. (real tennis) tambour

Derived terms

• tamburmajor