zugtrompete, n.

zugtrompete
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First published 1986; not fully revised

# zugtrompetenoun

## Earlier version

- zugtrompete in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zugtrompete mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zugtrompete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### How is the noun zugtrompete pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈtsuːktrɒmˌpeɪtə/

### Where does the noun zugtrompete come from?

Earliest known use

1970s

The earliest known use of the noun zugtrompete is in the 1970s.

OED's only evidence for zugtrompete is from 1978, in Early Music.

zugtrompete is a borrowing from German.

### Nearby entries

1. zubr, n. 1763–
2. zubrowka, n. 1916–
3. zucarine, adj. a1425
4. zucca, n. 1818–
5. zucchetto, n. 1853–
6. zucchini, n. 1916–
7. zuche, n. 1358–1676
8. Zuckerkandl, n. 1910–
9. zufolo, n. 1724–
10. zug, n. 1899–
11. zugtrompete, n.1978–
12. Zugunruhe, n. 1950–
13. Zugzwang, n. 1904–
14. zule | zulis, n. 1780–
15. Zulu, n. & adj. 1824–
16. Zulu, v. 1882–
17. Zuludom, n. 1867–
18. Zulu hat, n. 1879–
19. Zuluize, v. 1852–
20. Zulu time, n. 1959–
21. zumbador, n. 1758–64

## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from German.
German, < zug pulling, tugging + trompete trumpet n.

## Meaning & use

Music.

1. 1978–
   A slide trumpet.
   1. [1938

      > Slide trumpet... Zugtrompete (Ger.).

      Oxford Companion to Music 962/2]
   2. [1959

      > The slide trumpet.., G. Zugtrompete,..was used in Germany in the early 18th cent. (e.g. in Bach's cantatas).

      Collins Mus. Encyclopedia 681/2]
   3. 1978

      > The zugtrompete illustrated at the foot of the page is from Naumburg not Nuremberg.

      Early Music vol. 6 539/1
   music
   1. lilting-horn c1384–1500
      A kind of trumpet.
   2. claraner c1410–79
      A musical instrument, ? a clarion.
   3. clarine c1440–1620
      By-form of clarion, n.
   4. trumpet 1440–50
      Distinguished from trump, as being smaller.
   5. sordine 1591–1630
      A small pipe or mouthpiece placed in a trumpet or bugle in order to muffle or reduce the sound; a trumpet fitted with this. Also figurative. Obsolete.
   6. sordine trumpet 1616–35
      (See A.1). Obsolete. rare.
   7. clarion 1621
      A shrill-sounding trumpet with a narrow tube, formerly much used as a signal in war. (Now chiefly poetical, or in historical narrative.)
   8. sourdine a1678–
      Early Music. A muted trumpet.
   9. jubil-trumpet 1715–
      = jubilee-trumpet.
   10. lituus 1776–
       Roman History. A curved trumpet, a clarion.
   11. sea-trumpet 1776–
       A kind of trumpet used at sea.
   12. penny trumpet 1783–
       A toy trumpet costing a penny; also figurative.
   13. key trumpet 1826–
       A trumpet fitted with keys to enable it to produce additional tones; cf. key bugle, n.
   14. salpinx 1865–
       Ancient Greek History. An ancient Greek trumpet.
   15. principal 1876–81
       Music. The name of a trumpet part used in the scores of Handel; the trumpet itself. Obsolete.
   16. valve trumpet 1877–
   17. tuba 1882–
       The straight bronze war-trumpet of the ancient Romans.
   18. kakaki 1932–
       In West Africa, a long metal trumpet used on ceremonial occasions.
   19. zugtrompete 1978–
       A slide trumpet.
   20. vuvuzela 2003–
       A long plastic horn that produces a loud single note when blown, and is often used by fans at football matches.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈtsuːktrɒmˌpeɪtə/

####

##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

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zugtrompete, n. was first published in 1986; not fully revised.

zugtrompete, n. was last modified in December 2024.