Klangfarbe

German

Etymology

From Klang (“sound”) +‎ Farbe (“colour”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈklaŋˌfaʁbə/
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Hyphenation: Klang‧far‧be

Noun

Klangfarbe f (genitive Klangfarbe, plural Klangfarben)

timbre (sound quality/colour)
Synonym: Timbre

Declension

Declension of Klangfarbe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Klangfarbe	die	Klangfarben
genitive	einer	der	Klangfarbe	der	Klangfarben
dative	einer	der	Klangfarbe	den	Klangfarben
accusative	eine	die	Klangfarbe	die	Klangfarben

Related terms

Klangfarbenmelodie

Further reading

“Klangfarbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Klangfarbe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Klangfarbe” in Duden online

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