Het orgel
Example: Het orgel in de kerk maakt mooie muziek.
Definition
"Het orgel" refers to a large musical instrument commonly found in churches, consisting of multiple keyboards and pipes that produce sound when air flows through them. It is used to create rich and powerful music, often accompanying religious ceremonies and concerts.
Etymology
The word "het orgel" comes from the Greek word "organon," meaning tool or instrument. It was adopted into Latin as "organum" and later into Dutch as "orgel." Did you know the earliest organs date back to ancient Greece, originally designed to imitate the sound of water pipes?
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"Het orgel" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Music - (A1) - set 1", containing 104 commonly used words.
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