First published 1986; not fully revised
zugtrompetenoun
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
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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
- zubr, n.1763–
- zubrowka, n.1916–
- zucarine, adj.a1425
- zucca, n.1818–
- zucchetto, n.1853–
- zucchini, n.1916–
- zuche, n.1358–1676
- Zuckerkandl, n.1910–
- zufolo, n.1724–
- zug, n.1899–
- zugtrompete, n.1978–
- Zugunruhe, n.1950–
- Zugzwang, n.1904–
- zule | zulis, n.1780–
- Zulu, n. & adj.1824–
- Zulu, v.1882–
- Zuludom, n.1867–
- Zulu hat, n.1879–
- Zuluize, v.1852–
- Zulu time, n.1959–
- zumbador, n.1758–64
Etymology
Summary
A borrowing from German.
Meaning & use
Music.
- 1978–A slide trumpet.
- [1938
Slide trumpet... Zugtrompete (Ger.).
Oxford Companion to Music 962/2] - [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] - 1978
The zugtrompete illustrated at the foot of the page is from Naumburg not Nuremberg.
Early Music vol. 6 539/1
society leisure the arts music musical instrument wind instrument brass instruments [nouns] trumpet types of- lilting-hornc1384–1500A kind of trumpet.
- claranerc1410–79A musical instrument, ? a clarion.
- clarinec1440–1620By-form of clarion, n.
- trumpet1440–50Distinguished from trump, as being smaller.
- sordine1591–1630A 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.
- sordine trumpet1616–35(See A.1). Obsolete. rare.
- clarion1621A shrill-sounding trumpet with a narrow tube, formerly much used as a signal in war. (Now chiefly poetical, or in historical narrative.)
- sourdinea1678–Early Music. A muted trumpet.
- jubil-trumpet1715–= jubilee-trumpet.
- lituus1776–Roman History. A curved trumpet, a clarion.
- sea-trumpet1776–A kind of trumpet used at sea.
- penny trumpet1783–A toy trumpet costing a penny; also figurative.
- key trumpet1826–A trumpet fitted with keys to enable it to produce additional tones; cf. key bugle, n.
- salpinx1865–Ancient Greek History. An ancient Greek trumpet.
- principal1876–81Music. The name of a trumpet part used in the scores of Handel; the trumpet itself. Obsolete.
- valve trumpet1877–
- tuba1882–The straight bronze war-trumpet of the ancient Romans.
- kakaki1932–In West Africa, a long metal trumpet used on ceremonial occasions.
- zugtrompete1978–A slide trumpet.
- vuvuzela2003–A long plastic horn that produces a loud single note when blown, and is often used by fans at football matches.
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
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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