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Webster 1913 Edition
Marimba
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Ma-rim′ba
,Noun.
[Pg.]
A musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars yielding musical tones when struck.
Knight.
Definition 2024
marimba
marimba
English
Noun
marimba (plural marimbas)
- (music) A musical instrument similar to a xylophone but clearer in pitch.
Translations
musical instrument
Derived terms
Synonyms
- marimbaphone (also a separate instrument, but in musical scores, marimbaphone may refer to the classic marimba)
Hyponyms
- glass marimba
- stone marimba
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba
Etymology
From Portuguese marimba.
Noun
marimba c (plural marimba's, diminutive marimbaatje n)
Finnish
Noun
marimba
Declension
| Inflection of marimba (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | marimba | marimbat | |
| genitive | marimban | marimbojen | |
| partitive | marimbaa | marimboja | |
| illative | marimbaan | marimboihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | marimba | marimbat | |
| accusative | nom. | marimba | marimbat |
| gen. | marimban | ||
| genitive | marimban | marimbojen marimbainrare |
|
| partitive | marimbaa | 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 | |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /marǐmba/
- Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba
Noun
marìmba m (Cyrillic spelling марѝмба)
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 |