gamba
dieNoungamba (musical instrument or prawn type)
English translations
- 01
prawn
- 02
gamba
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Gamba ist ein Streichinstrument, das der Familie der Violinen ähnelt, aber größer ist und einen weicheren Klang hat.
- English meaning
- A viola da gamba is a stringed instrument similar to the violin family but larger and with a softer sound.
- Synonym
- Viola da Gamba
- German example
- Der Musiker spielte ein virtuoses Solo auf der Gamba.
- English example
- The musician played a virtuoso solo on the viola da gamba.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Gamba
- Plural Form
- die Gambas
Related words
- Gambe
The viola da gamba is a bowed string instrument from the violin family, commonly used in the Baroque period.
Example sentences with “gamba”
Wir essen gebratene Gambas. (We eat fried prawns.)
Frequently asked questions
What does Gamba mean?
It can mean a viola da gamba or a type of prawn (often used in plural 'Gambas'). It is feminine (die Gamba).