man·do·lin (m n d -l n , mndl-n)n. A small lutelike instrument with a typically pear-shaped body and a straight fretted neck, having usually four sets of paired strings tuned in unison or octaves. [French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, lute, from French mandore, from Late Latin pand  ra, three-string lute, from Greek pandoura.]man do·linist n. |
mandolin, mandoline [ˌmændəˈlɪn]
n
(Music / Instruments) a plucked stringed instrument related to the lute, having four pairs of strings tuned in ascending fifths stretched over a small light body with a fretted fingerboard. It is usually played with a plectrum, long notes being sustained by the tremolo
[via French from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandora lute, ultimately from Greek pandoura musical instrument with three strings]
mandolinist n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  mandolin - a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrumchordophone - a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers fingerboard - a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers mandola - an early type of mandolin |
Translations
mandolin(e)
n → Mandoline f
n mandolin, mandoline [ˈmӕndəlin]
a musical instrument similar to a guitar He played a tune on the mandolin. mandolien مندولين: آله موسيقيَّه мандолина mandolína mandolin die Mandoline μαντολίνο mandolina mandoliin ماندولین mandoliini mandoline מַנדוֹלִינָה सारंगी mandolina mandolin mandolin mandólín mandolino マンドリン 만돌린 mandolina mandolīna mandolin mandoline mandolin mandolina bandolim mandolină мандолина mandolína mandolina mandolina mandolin เครื่องดนตรีประเภทเครื่องสาย mandolin 曼陀林 мандоліна مضراب سے بجایا جانے والا ایک تاروں والا ساز đàn măng-đô-lin 曼陀林
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