pralltriller
[
prahl
-tril-er]
/ˈprɑlˌtrɪl ər/
noun
,
Music.
1.
inverted mordent
.
Origin
1835-45;
<
German:
literally, rebounding trill
British Dictionary definitions for
pralltriller
pralltriller
/
ˈprɑːlˌtrɪlə
/
noun
1.
an ornament used in 18th-century music consisting of an inverted mordent with an added initial upper note
2.
another word for
inverted mordent
Word Origin
German: bouncing trill