Rohr Nasat

noun

Rohr Na·​sat

ˈrōrˌnäˌzät

variants or less commonly Rohrquinte

ˈrōrˌkvintə

: an organ stop resembling the Chimney Flute producing the twelfth above the pitch ordinarily associated with each key

Word History

Etymology

rohr nasat from German rohrnasat, from rohr reed, pipe + nasat nazard; rohr quinte from German rohrquinte, from rohr reed, pipe + quinte fifth in music, from French, from Middle French, feminine of quint, adjective, fifth, from Latin quintus

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