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Hardanger fiddle

Hardanger fiddle noun: a type of fiddle typical of Norwegian folk music, characterized by thinner wood than a standard fiddle and the use of either eight or nine strings, four to five of which are sympathetic.

Noun

Hardanger fiddle (plural Hardanger fiddles)

  1. A type of fiddle typical of Norwegian folk music, characterized by thinner wood than a standard fiddle and the use of either eight or nine strings, four to five of which are sympathetic.

Synonyms of Hardanger fiddle

Forms of Hardanger fiddle

pluralHardanger fiddles
alternative formHardanger-fiddle

Words formed from Hardanger fiddle

Questions about Hardanger fiddle

What does Hardanger fiddle mean?
Hardanger fiddle means a type of fiddle typical of Norwegian folk music, characterized by thinner wood than a standard fiddle and the use of either eight or nine strings, four to five of which are sympathetic.
What part of speech is Hardanger fiddle?
Hardanger fiddle is a noun.
What is the plural of Hardanger fiddle?
The plural of Hardanger fiddle is Hardanger fiddles.

Words near Hardanger fiddle in the dictionary

  1. Hardacres
  2. Hardage
  3. Hardages
  4. Hardaker
  5. Hardanger
  6. Hardanger fiddle
  7. Hardanger fiddler
  8. Hardanger fiddlers
  9. Hardanger fiddles
  10. Hardanger-fiddle
  11. Hardanger-fiddles

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