tímpano

See also: timpano

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tympanum (“drum”), from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”). Doublet of timbre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃĩ.pa.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃĩ.pa.no/

  • Hyphenation: tím‧pa‧no

Noun

tímpano m (plural tímpanos)

  1. (anatomy) eardrum; tympanum (membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear)
    Synonym: ouvido
  2. (music) kettledrum (large drum with a tunable drumhead)
  3. (architecture) tympanum (space between the sides of a pediment)
  4. (biology) tympanum (hearing organ of some amphibians and insects)
  5. the part of a bell that is struck by the clapper

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “tímpano” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tympanum, from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon). Doublet of timbre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtimpano/ [ˈt̪ĩm.pa.no]
  • Rhymes: -impano
  • Syllabification: tím‧pa‧no

Noun

tímpano m (plural tímpanos)

  1. tympanum, eardrum
  2. drum
    Synonym: tambor

Derived terms

Further reading

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