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sound post

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A wooden rod located inside the body of a violin-family instrument, close to the treble-side bridge foot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: arts, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle, lutherie

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From sound + post.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ànima — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Chinese Mandarin: 音柱 (yīnzhù) — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Czech: duše — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Danish: stemmestok — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Dutch: stapel — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Dutch: ziel — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Finnish: pinna — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Finnish: äänipuikko — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • French: âme — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • German: Stimmstock — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Greek: ψυχή (psychí) — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Hungarian: lélek — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Italian: anima — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Japanese: 魂柱 (konchū) — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Korean: 버팀막대 (beotimmakdae) — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lydpinne — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stemmestokk — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Persian: پل (pol) — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Polish: dusza — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Portuguese: alma — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Russian: дужка (dužka) — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Russian: душка (duška) — wooden rod inside a musical instrument
  • Swedish: ljudpinne — wooden rod inside a musical instrument