noun greek

tympănŏtrĭba

gen. tympănŏtrĭbae · gender masculine · decl. 1st

= τυμπανοτρίβης

a taborer; a timbrel-player

a taborer, a timbrel-player, a term of reproach for a soft, effeminate person (alluding to the priests of Cybele), Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 49; cf. tympanum.

Perseus ID: n49575 Key: tympanotriba