marimba

See also: marimbą

English

Etymology

From Portuguese marimba, 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.
    Synonym: (also a separate instrument, but in musical scores, marimbaphone may refer to the classic marimba) 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

Translations

Further reading

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

Etymology

From Portuguese marimba.

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

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
Possessive forms of marimba (type katiska)
possessor singular plural
1st person marimbani marimbamme
2nd person marimbasi marimbanne
3rd person marimbansa

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.ʁim.ba/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

marimba m (plural marimbas)

  1. marimba

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish marimba.

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

Noun

marimba f

  1. (music instrument) marimba (musical instrument similar to a xylophone)

Declension
Declension of marimba
singular plural
nominative marimba marimby
genitive marimby marimb
dative marimbie marimbom
accusative marimbę marimby
instrumental marimbą marimbami
locative marimbie marimbach
vocative marimbo marimby

Further reading
  • marimba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • marimba in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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
Declension of marimba
singular plural
nominative marimba marimbe
genitive marimbe marimba
dative marimbi marimbama
accusative marimbu marimbe
vocative marimbo marimbe
locative marimbi marimbama
instrumental marimbom marimbama

Spanish

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

Noun

marimba f (plural marimbas)

  1. marimba

Derived terms

Further reading

Swahili

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

marimba (n class, plural marimba)

  1. marimba
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