Dictionary

tintinnabulum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌtɪntɪˈnæbjʊləm/

Etymology

From Latin tintinnābulum (“a small monastic bell”).

Meanings

1. A small clinking bell, particularly (historical) a small bell used to call monks to certain tasks.
   • ...it is worth while to enumerate the different kinds of bells named by Hieronymus Magius in his work De Tintinnabulis:—1. Tintinnabulum, a little bell, otherwise called tinniolum, for refectory or dormitory, according to Belethus, but Durandus names squilla for the refectory... 1878, Hugh Reginald Haweis, "Bell", Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th edition, Volume III, pages 536–7
2. A set of bells or metal plates used as a musical instrument or as a toy.

Forms

Relateds

tintinnabulation · chime

Synonyms

tinniolum