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marimba

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See also: marimbą

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: mə-rĭmʹbə, IPA(key): /məˈɹɪm.bə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: marim‧ba

Noun

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marimba (plural marimbas)

  1. (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

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Translations

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Further reading

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English marimba, from Portuguese, from Bantu.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba

Noun

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marimba

  1. a marimba

Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology

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From Portuguese marimba.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. marimba

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Portuguese marimba.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑrimbɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝rimbɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrimbɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): ma‧rim‧ba

Noun

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marimba

  1. (music) marimba

Declension

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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
marimbain rare
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.
Possessive forms of marimba (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative marimbani marimbani
accusative nom. marimbani marimbani
gen. marimbani
genitive marimbani marimboideni
marimboitteni
marimbojeni
marimbaini rare
partitive marimbaani marimboitani
marimbojani
inessive marimbassani marimboissani
elative marimbastani marimboistani
illative marimbaani marimboihini
adessive marimballani marimboillani
ablative marimbaltani marimboiltani
allative marimballeni marimboilleni
essive marimbanani marimboinani
translative marimbakseni marimboikseni
abessive marimbattani marimboittani
instructive
comitative marimboineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative marimbasi marimbasi
accusative nom. marimbasi marimbasi
gen. marimbasi
genitive marimbasi marimboidesi
marimboittesi
marimbojesi
marimbaisi rare
partitive marimbaasi marimboitasi
marimbojasi
inessive marimbassasi marimboissasi
elative marimbastasi marimboistasi
illative marimbaasi marimboihisi
adessive marimballasi marimboillasi
ablative marimbaltasi marimboiltasi
allative marimballesi marimboillesi
essive marimbanasi marimboinasi
translative marimbaksesi marimboiksesi
abessive marimbattasi marimboittasi
instructive
comitative marimboinesi

Further reading

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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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marimba m (plural marimbas)

  1. marimba

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
marimba

Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish marimba.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈrim.ba/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -imba
  • Syllabification: ma‧rim‧ba

Noun

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marimba f

  1. marimba (percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre)

Declension

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nouns

Further reading

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  • marimba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • marimba in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • marimba in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Kimbundu marimba.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ĩbɐ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba

Noun

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marimba f (plural marimbas)

  1. marimba (musical instrument similar to a xylophone)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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marìmba m (Cyrillic spelling марѝмба)

  1. marimba

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈɾimba/ [maˈɾĩm.ba]
  • Rhymes: -imba
  • Syllabification: ma‧rim‧ba

Noun

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marimba f (plural marimbas)

  1. marimba

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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marimba class IX (plural marimba class X)

  1. marimba, xylophone