marimba

English

Etymology

From Portuguese, via a Bantu source, perhaps Kimbundu marimba (“xylophone”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mə-rĭmʹbə, IPA(key): /mə.ˈɹɪm.bə/
  • Hyphenation: marim‧ba

Noun

marimba (plural marimbas)

  1. (music) A musical instrument similar to a xylophone but clearer in pitch.

Synonyms

  • marimbaphone (also a separate instrument, but in musical scores, marimbaphone may refer to the classic marimba)

Hyponyms

  • glass marimba
  • stone marimba

Derived terms

Translations

Cebuano

Etymology

From English marimba, from Portuguese, from Bantu.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba

Noun

marimba

  1. a marimba

Dutch

Etymology

From Portuguese marimba.

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba

Noun

marimba c (plural marimba's, diminutive marimbaatje n)

  1. marimba

Finnish

Noun

marimba

  1. (music) marimba

Declension

Inflection of marimba (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
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
instructive — marimboin
abessive marimbatta marimboitta
comitative — marimboineen

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ʁim.ba/

Noun

marimba m (plural marimbas)

  1. marimba

Portuguese

Noun

marimba f (plural marimbas)

  1. marimba (musical instrument similar to a xylophone)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /marǐmba/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba

Noun

marìmba m (Cyrillic spelling марѝмба)

  1. marimba

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈɾimba/, [maˈɾĩmba]

Noun

marimba f (plural marimbas)

  1. marimba

Further reading

Swahili

Noun

marimba (n class, plural marimba)

  1. marimba
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