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See also: marimbą
English[edit]

Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese marimba, via a Bantu source, perhaps Kimbundu marimba (“xylophone”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
marimba (plural marimbas)
- (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[edit]
Translations[edit]
musical instrument
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Further reading[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English marimba, from Portuguese, from Bantu.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba
Noun[edit]
marimba
- a marimba
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese marimba.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba
Noun[edit]
marimba c (plural marimba's, diminutive marimbaatje n)
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese marimba.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
marimba
Declension[edit]
Inflection of marimba (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | |||
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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) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | marimbani | marimbamme |
2nd person | marimbasi | marimbanne |
3rd person | marimbansa |
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
marimba m (plural marimbas)
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish marimba.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
marimba f
- (music instrument) marimba (musical instrument similar to a xylophone)
Declension[edit]
Declension of marimba
Further reading[edit]
- marimba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- marimba in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
marimba f (plural marimbas)
- marimba (musical instrument similar to a xylophone)
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
marìmba m (Cyrillic spelling марѝмба)
Declension[edit]
Declension of marimba
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
marimba f (plural marimbas)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “marimba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
marimba (n class, plural marimba)
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