timpani
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian timpani, plural of timpano (“drum”), from Latin tympanum (“drum”), from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon), from τύπτω (túptō, “I strike, I hit”). Doublet of tympanum, timbre, timbal, and tymbal.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]timpani (usually uncountable, plural timpanis)
- (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
[edit]Translations
[edit]kettledrums
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Noun
[edit]timpani
Anagrams
[edit]Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian timpani, plural of timpano (“drum”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]timpani
- (music) timpani
- Synonyms: patarummut, patarumpusetti, patasetti, (colloquial) padat
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]Inflection of timpani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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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. |
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Derived terms
[edit]Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]timpani m
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