# marimba
## English
### Etymology

From Portuguese marimba, via a Bantu source, perhaps Kimbundu marimba (“xylophone”).

### Pronunciation

* enPR: mə-rĭmʹbə, IPA: /məˈɹɪm.bə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Hyphenation: marim‧ba

### Noun

marimba (plural marimbas)
* (music) A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.
    Synonym: (see usage notes) 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

* diamond marimba
* marimbist (marimbaist)
* xylorimba (xylo-marimba)

#### Translations
### Further reading

* marimba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English marimba, from Portuguese, from Bantu.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba

### Noun

marimba
* a marimba

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Portuguese marimba.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba

### Noun

marimba c (plural marimba's, diminutive marimbaatje n)
* marimba

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Portuguese marimba.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑrimbɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝rimbɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑrimbɑ
* Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba

### Noun

marimba
* (music) marimba

#### Declension

Possessive forms of marimba (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
marimbani
marimbani
accusative
nom.
marimbani
marimbani
gen.
marimbani
genitive
marimbani
marimboideni marimboitteni marimbojeni marimbaini $^{rare}$
partitive
marimbaani
marimboitani marimbojani
inessive
marimbassani
marimboissani
elative
marimbastani
marimboistani
illative
marimbaani
marimboihini
adessive
marimballani
marimboillani
ablative
marimbaltani
marimboiltani
allative
marimballeni
marimboilleni
essive
marimbanani
marimboinani
translative
marimbakseni
marimboikseni
abessive
marimbattani
marimboittani
instructive
comitative
—marimboineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
marimbasi
marimbasi
accusative
nom.
marimbasi
marimbasi
gen.
marimbasi
genitive
marimbasi
marimboidesi marimboittesi marimbojesi marimbaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
marimbaasi
marimboitasi marimbojasi
inessive
marimbassasi
marimboissasi
elative
marimbastasi
marimboistasi
illative
marimbaasi
marimboihisi
adessive
marimballasi
marimboillasi
ablative
marimbaltasi
marimboiltasi
allative
marimballesi
marimboillesi
essive
marimbanasi
marimboinasi
translative
marimbaksesi
marimboiksesi
abessive
marimbattasi
marimboittasi
instructive
comitative
—marimboinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
marimbamme
marimbamme
accusative
nom.
marimbamme
marimbamme
gen.
marimbamme
genitive
marimbamme
marimboidemme marimboittemme marimbojemme marimbaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
marimbaamme
marimboitamme marimbojamme
inessive
marimbassamme
marimboissamme
elative
marimbastamme
marimboistamme
illative
marimbaamme
marimboihimme
adessive
marimballamme
marimboillamme
ablative
marimbaltamme
marimboiltamme
allative
marimballemme
marimboillemme
essive
marimbanamme
marimboinamme
translative
marimbaksemme
marimboiksemme
abessive
marimbattamme
marimboittamme
instructive
comitative
—marimboinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
marimbanne
marimbanne
accusative
nom.
marimbanne
marimbanne
gen.
marimbanne
genitive
marimbanne
marimboidenne marimboittenne marimbojenne marimbainne $^{rare}$
partitive
marimbaanne
marimboitanne marimbojanne
inessive
marimbassanne
marimboissanne
elative
marimbastanne
marimboistanne
illative
marimbaanne
marimboihinne
adessive
marimballanne
marimboillanne
ablative
marimbaltanne
marimboiltanne
allative
marimballenne
marimboillenne
essive
marimbananne
marimboinanne
translative
marimbaksenne
marimboiksenne
abessive
marimbattanne
marimboittanne
instructive
comitative
—marimboinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
marimbansa
marimbansa
accusative
nom.
marimbansa
marimbansa
gen.
marimbansa
genitive
marimbansa
marimboidensa marimboittensa marimbojensa marimbainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
marimbaansa
marimboitaan marimbojaan marimboitansa marimbojansa
inessive
marimbassaan marimbassansa
marimboissaan marimboissansa
elative
marimbastaan marimbastansa
marimboistaan marimboistansa
illative
marimbaansa
marimboihinsa
adessive
marimballaan marimballansa
marimboillaan marimboillansa
ablative
marimbaltaan marimbaltansa
marimboiltaan marimboiltansa
allative
marimballeen marimballensa
marimboilleen marimboillensa
essive
marimbanaan marimbanansa
marimboinaan marimboinansa
translative
marimbakseen marimbaksensa
marimboikseen marimboiksensa
abessive
marimbattaan marimbattansa
marimboittaan marimboittansa
instructive
comitative
—marimboineen marimboinensa :

### Further reading

* “marimba”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.ʁim.ba/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

marimba m (plural marimbas)
* marimba

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish marimba.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

marimba f
* marimba (percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre)

#### Related terms

* marimbafon

### Further reading

* marimba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* marimba in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* marimba in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu marimba.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /maˈɾĩ.bɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /maˈɾĩ.bɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /maˈɾĩ.ba/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɐˈɾĩ.bɐ/
* Rhymes: -ĩbɐ
* Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba

### Noun

marimba f (plural marimbas)
* marimba (musical instrument similar to a xylophone)

#### Derived terms

* marimbador
* marimbeiro
* marimbista

### Further reading

* “marimba”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /marǐmba/
* Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧ba

### Noun

marìmba m (Cyrillic spelling марѝмба)
* marimba

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maˈɾimba/ [maˈɾĩm.ba]
* Rhymes: -imba
* Syllabification: ma‧rim‧ba

### Noun

marimba f (plural marimbas)
* marimba

#### Derived terms

* marimbero
* marimbista

### Further reading

* “marimba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

marimba class IX (plural marimba class X)
* marimba, xylophone