Tivoli
English
Etymology
From Italian Tivoli, from Latin Tībur.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tivoli
- An ancient city in the province of Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- An eastern suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 7072).
- A town in Grenada.
Translations
city in Lazio, Italy
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Noun
Tivoli (uncountable)
- A game resembling bagatelle, played on a special oblong board or table with a curved upper end, a set of numbered compartments at the lower end, side alleys, and the surface studded with pins and sometimes furnished with numbered depressions or cups.
Dutch
Etymology
- (Eindhoven) First attested as Tivoli in 1936. Indirectly derived from Italian Tivoli. Named after a former café, which in turn was named after the Parisian Jardin de Tivoli.
- (Tilburg) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈti.voː.li/
- Hyphenation: Ti‧vo‧li
Proper noun
Tivoli n
- a neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
- a neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈti.vo.li/
- Rhymes: -ivoli
- Hyphenation: Tì‧vo‧li
Proper noun
Tivoli f