Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Traditional-Musical-Instruments:-Western-Europe
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This page features translations of traditional musical instrument terms in different languages from Western Europe, accompanied by pictures and videos.
Percussion
Bladder Fiddle
| German |
|---|
| Teufelsgeige |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=035n6WsDJtA
Percussion–String
Fortepiano
| English | French | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|
| fortepiano | piano-forte, forte-piano | Hammerklavier | fortepiano |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1JRjpEG-4s
Hackbrett
| German |
|---|
| Hackbrett |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0_z2-PVNvA
Square Piano
| English | German |
|---|---|
| square piano | Tafelklavier |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWOen9fWXC8
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
Épinette des Vosges
| French |
|---|
| épinette des Vosges |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=035n6WsDJtA
French:
Rebec
| French |
|---|
| rebec |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4-tY3JhijE
Tromba Marina
| French | German |
|---|---|
| trompette marine | Trumscheit |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLB92Z7-XB4
Wind
Alphorn
| French | German |
|---|---|
| cor des Alpes | Alphorn |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVnVbTzEoGo
Swiss:
Csakan
| German |
|---|
| Stockflöte |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqTJsnlcUpc
Dulcian
| Dutch | English | French | German | Italian | Spanish | Portuguese |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dulciaan | dulcian | douçaine | Dulzian | dulciana | bajón | baixão |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WTCXJyEik4
Saxophone
| French |
|---|
| saxophone |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89_KXT5ztTU
Schwyzerörgeli
| French | German |
|---|---|
| schwyzerörgeli | Schwyzerörgeli |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUUiaxUWMK0
Swiss:
Tiba
| German |
|---|
| Tiba |
Swiss:
