Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Traditional-Musical-Instruments:-Northern-Europe
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This page features translations of traditional musical instrument terms in different languages from Northern Europe, accompanied by pictures and videos.
Percussion–String
Square Piano
| English | German |
|---|---|
| square piano | Tafelklavier |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWOen9fWXC8
Percussion
Bodhrán
| Irish |
|---|
| bodhrán |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMI4X8OOMOg
Irish:
String
Cello
| Albanian | Asturian | Basque | Bavarian | Belarusian | Bulgarian | Catalan | Corsican | Czech | Danish | Dutch | Estonian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| celo | violonchelu | txelo | Violoncello | віяланчэ́ль, віялянчэ́ль | виолонче́ло | violoncel | viulunceddu | violoncello | cello | cello | tšello |
| Faroese | Finnish | French | Galician | German | Hungarian | Icelandic | Irish | Italian | Latvian | Lithuanian | Low German | Luxembourgish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sello | sello | violoncelle | violoncello, violonchelo | Cello, Violoncello | cselló, gordonka | selló, knéfiðla | dordveidhil | violoncello | čells | violončelė | violoncello | Cello |
| Macedonian | Modern Greek | Norman | Norwegian | Occitan | Piedmontese | Polish | Portuguese | Romanian | Russian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| виолончело | βιολοντσέλο, τσέλο | bâsse dé viole | cello | violoncèl | violonsel | wiolonczela | violoncelo | violoncel | виолонче́ль |
| Saterfriesisch | Serbo-Croatian | Slovak | Slovenian | Spanish | Swedish | Ukrainian | Welsh | West Frisian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violoncello | виоло̀нчело
violònčelo |
violončelo | čelo, violončelo | chelo, violonchelo | cello | віолонче́ль | soddgrwth, sielo | sello |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGQLXRTl3Z0
Cittern
| English | French | German | Italian | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cittern | cistre | Cister | cetra | cistro |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CfWikeHqOQ
Crwth
| Welsh |
|---|
| crwth |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yYg_7cm0Rs
Welsh:
Fiðla
| Icelandic |
|---|
| fiðla |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgZR7RlgtEo
Icelanderish:
Hummel
| Swedish |
|---|
| hummel |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsg4O65axhc
Swedish:
Jouhikko
| Finnish |
|---|
| jouhikko |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPXR2i7trMM
Finnish:
Kannel
| Estonian |
|---|
| kannel |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lqpRd9kU_o
Estonian:
Kantele
| Finnish |
|---|
| kantele |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqYd1o09gDw
Finnish:
Langeleik
| Norwegian |
|---|
| langeleik |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKGlSHI4vWk
Norwegian:
Langspil
| Icelandic |
|---|
| langspil |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJH_67xFKdM
Icelanderish:
Nyckelharpa
| Swedish |
|---|
| nyckelharpa |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwCEl4Y8fDk
Swedish:
Psalmodicon
| Estonian | Finnish | Norwegian | Swedish |
|---|---|---|---|
| moldpill | virsikantele | salmodikon | psalmodikon |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G8qvr7HMcc
Talharpa
| Estonian | Swedish |
|---|---|
| hiiu kannel | talharpa |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muRr8WqrU48
Träskofiol
| Swedish |
|---|
| träskofiol |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4PSyX0f25Q
Swedish:
Triple Harp
| Welsh |
|---|
| telyn deires |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-boPkQJKDA
Welsh:
Wind
Great Highland Bagpipe
| Scottish Gaelic |
|---|
| a' phìob mhòr |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLkfXxYU2E
Scottish:
Irish Flute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40d6wTnIXqA
Pibgorn
| Welsh |
|---|
| pibgorn |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLkfXxYU2E
Welsh:
Spilåpipa
| Swedish |
|---|
| spilåpipa |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgDSwJB726k
Swedish:
Willow Flute
| Finnish | Latvian | Lithuanian | Norwegian | Swedish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pitkähuilu, pajupilli | kārkla | švilpynė | seljefløyte | sälgflöjt, sälgpipa |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmFDC-FDXPU
