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, “I strike, I hit”). Doublet of tympanum and timbre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪmpəni/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: tim‧pa‧ni

Noun

timpani (usually uncountable, plural timpanis)

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

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