Gedeckt Pommer

noun

Gedeckt Pom·​mer

-ˌpämə(r),

-ˌpȯm-

variants or less commonly Gedackt Pommer

: a covered organ flue stop of 4′ pitch, 8′ pitch, or 16′ foot pitch that sounds a strong harmonic at the twelfth

Word History

Etymology

German gedacktpommer, gedecktpommer, from gedackt, gedeckt + pommer

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