marimba
See also: marimbą
English edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese marimba, via a Bantu source, perhaps Kimbundu marimba (“xylophone”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
marimba (plural marimbas)
- (music) A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.
- Synonym: (see usage notes) marimbaphone
- Hyponyms: glass marimba, stone marimba
- 2009, Scott Kelby, Terry White, The iPhone Book, Third Edition (Covers iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch), Peachpit Press, →ISBN:
- The default ringtone for your iPhone is a marimba sound, but if you'd like to change it, start at the Home screen, then tap on the Settings icon.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
musical instrument
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Further reading edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English marimba, from Portuguese, from Bantu.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba
Noun edit
marimba
- a marimba
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese marimba.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba
Noun edit
marimba c (plural marimba's, diminutive marimbaatje n)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese marimba.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
marimba
Declension edit
Inflection of marimba (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | marimba | marimbat | ||
genitive | marimban | marimboiden marimboitten marimbojen | ||
partitive | marimbaa | marimboita marimboja | ||
illative | marimbaan | marimboihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | marimba | marimbat | ||
accusative | nom. | marimba | marimbat | |
gen. | marimban | |||
genitive | marimban | marimboiden marimboitten marimbojen marimbainrare | ||
partitive | marimbaa | marimboita marimboja | ||
inessive | marimbassa | marimboissa | ||
elative | marimbasta | marimboista | ||
illative | marimbaan | marimboihin | ||
adessive | marimballa | marimboilla | ||
ablative | marimbalta | marimboilta | ||
allative | marimballe | marimboille | ||
essive | marimbana | marimboina | ||
translative | marimbaksi | marimboiksi | ||
abessive | marimbatta | marimboitta | ||
instructive | — | marimboin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “marimba”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
marimba m (plural marimbas)
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish marimba.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
marimba f
- marimba (percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre)
Declension edit
Declension of marimba
Related terms edit
nouns
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba
Noun edit
marimba f (plural marimbas)
- marimba (musical instrument similar to a xylophone)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
marìmba m (Cyrillic spelling марѝмба)
Declension edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
marimba f (plural marimbas)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “marimba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
marimba (n class, plural marimba)