timbre
English
editEtymology
editFrom French timbre, ultimately from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”). Doublet of tympanum.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtæm.bə/, (dated) /tɛ̃bɹ(ə)/
- (General American) enPR: tăm'bər, tĭm'bər, IPA(key): /ˈtæm.bɚ/, /ˈtɪm.bɚ/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈtɪm.bə/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
- Homophone: timber (only for the pronunciation that has an /ɪ/ sound)
- Rhymes: -æmbə(ɹ), -ɪmbə(ɹ)
Noun
edittimbre (countable and uncountable, plural timbres)
- The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.
- 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 7, in The Whisperer in Darkness:
- It was a hard whisper to catch at first, since the grey moustache concealed all movements of the lips, and something in its timbre disturbed me greatly; but by concentrating my attention I could soon make out its purport surprisingly well.
- The pitch of a sound as heard by the ear, described relative to its absolute pitch.
- When someone speaks after inhaling helium, his voice has a higher timbre. With sulfur hexafluoride, the result is a lower timbre.
- (heraldry, uncommon) The crest on a (helmet atop a) coat of arms.
- 1492, "Confirmation of arms with difference and crest to Thomas and John Elyott by John Writhe, Garter, dated 7th July, 1492 (MS. queen's Coll. 139, No. 13.)", in 1925, Willoughby Aston Littledale, A Collection of Miscellaneous Grants, Crests, Confirmations, Augmentations and Exemplifications of Arms in the Mss. Preserved in the British Museum, Ashmolean Library, Queen's College, Oxford, and Elsewhere, page 70:
- Quarterly the First quarter Siluer [...], The second Siluer a Cheueron gules betweene three Castles Sables And to his timbre vpon his healme, an Elephants head in his proper Colours […]
- 2002, Philippe Levillain, John W. O'Malley, The Papacy: Gaius-Proxies, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 1145:
- The basilican pavilion [...] has frequently appeared on banners since the 13th century, but the pope has used it only rarely, as a timbre or crest above his coat of ARMS (a few examples exist from the time of MARTIN V).
- 1492, "Confirmation of arms with difference and crest to Thomas and John Elyott by John Writhe, Garter, dated 7th July, 1492 (MS. queen's Coll. 139, No. 13.)", in 1925, Willoughby Aston Littledale, A Collection of Miscellaneous Grants, Crests, Confirmations, Augmentations and Exemplifications of Arms in the Mss. Preserved in the British Museum, Ashmolean Library, Queen's College, Oxford, and Elsewhere, page 70:
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editBikol Central
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish timbre (“bell”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittímbre (Basahan spelling ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜍᜒ)
Derived terms
editCatalan
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittimbre m (plural timbres)
Further reading
edit- “timbre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French timbre, via Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”). Less likely a direct descendant of Latin tympanum. Doublet of tympan.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittimbre m (plural timbres)
- small bell
- (postage) stamp, postage stamp
- stamp (mark)
- (music) timbre
- (phonology) quality of a vowel
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “timbre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “timbre”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Occitan
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittimbre m (plural timbres)
- postage stamp
- Synonym: sagèl
- timbre (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
Old French
editNoun
edittimbre oblique singular, m (oblique plural timbres, nominative singular timbres, nominative plural timbre)
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: tim‧bre
Etymology 1
editFrom French timbre, ultimately from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”). Doublet of tímpano.
Noun
edittimbre m (plural timbres)
- timbre (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
- seal (pattern, design)
- (heraldry) crest
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
edittimbre
- inflection of timbrar:
Spanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from French timbre (“quality of a sound; sound of a bell”), from Old French timbre (“bell without a clapper, drum”), via Byzantine Greek from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”). Doublet of tímpano.
Noun
edittimbre m (plural timbres)
- bell
- Synonym: campana
- doorbell
- timbre
- stamp
- Synonym: sello
- postmark
- Synonym: matasellos
- seal
- Synonym: sello
Hyponyms
editDerived terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
edittimbre
- inflection of timbrar:
Further reading
edit- “timbre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- timbre (acústica) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
- timbre (canto) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French timbre. Attested since 1802.
Noun
edittimbre c
- (beautiful) timbre (especially of a voice)
Declension
editDeclension of timbre | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | timbre | timbren | — | — |
Genitive | timbres | timbrens | — | — |
References
editTagalog
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtimbɾe/ [ˈt̪im.bɾɛ]
- Rhymes: -imbɾe
- Syllabification: tim‧bre
Noun
edittimbre (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)
- buzzer; electric bell (especially of a door)
- push button of a buzzer or electric bell
- act of pushing a buzzer
- Synonym: pagtimbre
- seal; stamp (tool)
- impression made by a sealing machine
- Synonym: tatak
- (figurative, colloquial) act of alerting someone about something (especially in order to avoid being caught doing something wrong)
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “timbre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- English terms borrowed from French
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- Rhymes:English/æmbə(ɹ)
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- fr:Music
- fr:Phonology
- fr:Post
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- fro:Musical instruments
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- pt:Heraldry
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- Rhymes:Spanish/imbɾe
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- es:Philately
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