timpani

English

Alternative forms

• tympani

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian timpani, plural of timpano (“drum”), from Latin tympanum (“drum”), from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon), from τύπτω (túptō, “to strike, to hit”). Doublet of tympanum, timbre, timbal, and tymbal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪmpəni/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: tim‧pa‧ni

Noun

timpani (plural timpanis or timpani)

1. (music) The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.

   Synonyms: kettledrums, naker, temple drums, timps

   • 2010, Steven L. Schweizer, Timpani Tone and the Interpretation of Baroque and Classical Music, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 38:

     Since the timpani is a legato instrument, a note must be allowed to sound and ring to achieve the full effect of the drum.

Derived terms

• timpanist

Translations

kettledrums

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 定音鼓 (zh) (dìngyīngǔ)

• Czech: tympány m pl
• Dutch: pauk (nl)
• Esperanto: timbalo
• Finnish: patarummut (fi), timpani (fi)
• French: timbales (fr)
• German: Pauke (de) f, Kesselpauken (de) f pl
• Hungarian: üstdob (hu)
• Irish: tiompán m
• Italian: timpani (it) pl
• Japanese: ティンパニ (ja) (tinpani)
• Persian: تیمپانی (timpâni)
• Polish: kotły m
• Portuguese: tímpanos m pl, timbales (pt) m pl
• Romanian: timpane m
• Russian: лита́вры (ru) f pl (litávry)
• Slovene: pavke f pl
• Spanish: tímpano (es) m, tímpanos (es) m pl
• Tajik: нақора (naqora)
• Vietnamese: trống định âm

Noun

timpani

1. plural of timpano

Anagrams

• impaint

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian timpani, plural of timpano (“drum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtimpɑni/, [ˈt̪impɑ̝ni]
• Rhymes: -impɑni
• Syllabification^(key): tim‧pa‧ni
• Hyphenation^(key): tim‧pa‧ni

Noun

timpani

1. (music) timpani

   Synonyms: patarummut, patarumpusetti, patasetti, (colloquial) padat

Usage notes

timpani behaves as a singular noun but refers to the entire set of drums that comprises the instrument. This is in contrast with the singular-plural pair patarumpu, patarummut.

Declension

Inflection of timpani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		timpani	—
genitive		timpanin	—
partitive		timpania	—
illative		timpaniin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		timpani	—
accusative	nom.	timpani	—
	gen.	timpanin
genitive		timpanin	—
partitive		timpania	—
inessive		timpanissa	—
elative		timpanista	—
illative		timpaniin	—
adessive		timpanilla	—
ablative		timpanilta	—
allative		timpanille	—
essive		timpanina	—
translative		timpaniksi	—
abessive		timpanitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of timpani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative timpanini — accusative nom. timpanini — gen. timpanini genitive timpanini — partitive timpaniani — inessive timpanissani — elative timpanistani — illative timpaniini — adessive timpanillani — ablative timpaniltani — allative timpanilleni — essive timpaninani — translative timpanikseni — abessive timpanittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative timpanisi — accusative nom. timpanisi — gen. timpanisi genitive timpanisi — partitive timpaniasi — inessive timpanissasi — elative timpanistasi — illative timpaniisi — adessive timpanillasi — ablative timpaniltasi — allative timpanillesi — essive timpaninasi — translative timpaniksesi — abessive timpanittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative timpanimme — accusative nom. timpanimme — gen. timpanimme genitive timpanimme — partitive timpaniamme — inessive timpanissamme — elative timpanistamme — illative timpaniimme — adessive timpanillamme — ablative timpaniltamme — allative timpanillemme — essive timpaninamme — translative timpaniksemme — abessive timpanittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative timpaninne — accusative nom. timpaninne — gen. timpaninne genitive timpaninne — partitive timpanianne — inessive timpanissanne — elative timpanistanne — illative timpaniinne — adessive timpanillanne — ablative timpaniltanne — allative timpanillenne — essive timpaninanne — translative timpaniksenne — abessive timpanittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative timpaninsa — accusative nom. timpaninsa — gen. timpaninsa genitive timpaninsa — partitive timpaniaan timpaniansa — inessive timpanissaan timpanissansa — elative timpanistaan timpanistansa — illative timpaniinsa — adessive timpanillaan timpanillansa — ablative timpaniltaan timpaniltansa — allative timpanilleen timpanillensa — essive timpaninaan timpaninansa — translative timpanikseen timpaniksensa — abessive timpanittaan timpanittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• timpanisti

Italian

Noun

timpani m

1. plural of timpano

Anagrams

• impinta, tampini