Gambe
German, noun[ˈɡambə]
Gambe is a German feminine noun meaning “viol, viola da gamba” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “historisches Streichinstrument des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts, dessen Charakteristikum das Halten des…”.
What does Gambe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineviol, viola da gamba
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. historisches Streichinstrument des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts, dessen Charakteristikum das Halten des Instruments zwischen den Beinen ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Gambe
- Gamben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gambe?
- [ˈɡambə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gambe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gambe in German?
Gambe appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).